Job Description

Lead Engineer

Location:

Hinchley Wood, Surrey

Job Type:

Full-time, Permanent

Salary:

Competitive, based on experience

Sector:

Engineering - Energy / Infrastructure / Utilities

About Us

We're a small but growing technical consultancy supporting the power sector with smart, practical engineering solutions. A major focus area is condition assessment of power transmission assets. We help our clients understand how their assets age and what they can do about it -- with services that combine lab testing, fieldwork, analysis and engineering insight.

As the business grows, we're looking for someone to take ownership of the Asset Condition Engineering work -- delivering great work, managing technical staff, and building a platform for future growth.

About the Role

You'll be responsible for delivering our Asset Condition Engineering projects, including:

- Field and site-based testing
- Laboratory testing and method development
- Data analysis and technical reporting
- Project management of the condition assessment work
- Maintaining quality assurance and H&S processes related to this function
- Interfacing with clients before, during, and after project delivery
- Leading the team day-to-day to keep projects on track

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role that requires a solid technical background, team coordination skills and attention to detail. You'll be based in the office full-time to support and manage a small but capable team -- hybrid working may be considered after a successful settling-in period.

If you perform well in this role, we plan to establish a new department for you to lead. At that stage, you'd take on department-level responsibility, including:

- Managing department performance and profitability
- Leading delivery and growing the team
- Taking on P&L responsibility for the department
- Winning work and growing revenue in this area

This role is an opportunity to take real ownership of an important area of our business from day one -- and grow it while growing your role.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the delivery of all Condition Engineering work
- Supervise and coordinate field and lab-based engineers

- Carry out Condition Engineering work alongside the team in the lab and in the field
- Ensure safe working practices, quality standards, and accurate documentation
- Work with clients to define scope, manage progress, and communicate findings
- Author, review and contribute to technical reports and test results
- Maintain and improve QA documentation to meet ISO9001 standards
- Hold staff to account for productivity, reporting, and task ownership
- Report delivery status to the company director and help plan resources

Experience & Attributes

We're looking for the person who can show that they get things done properly -- not necessarily with a manager job title, but with the track record and mindset to lead delivery.

You'll need:

- Around 5-10 years of post-graduation engineering experience
- Background in mechanical, corrosion and/or materials engineering
- Proven experience managing the delivery of technical projects
- Proven ability to coordinate staff, track priorities, and make decisions under pressure
- Strong communication skills -- written and verbal
- Confident working with clients and external partners
- Experience working to defined processes and QA standards
- UK work rights and a full, valid driving license

What We Offer

- A role with ownership from day one, and a clear path to growth
- A friendly, flexible work environment with a practical, no-nonsense culture
- The chance to help build a department around your knowledge
- Competitive salary, performance bonus, and standard benefits package
- The opportunity to be part of a company that's growing and evolving fast

To Apply

Please send your CV and a short note (max 1 page) telling us:

- A time when you led or delivered a complex technical project
- How you kept people and priorities on track under pressure
- Why this role interest you

We're more interested in your real-world experience than in cover letter polish -- practical examples are what matter.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 31,068.23-65,983.80 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Flexitime
Work Location: In person