Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager – North East of England

£60k ‑ £65k, plus bonus and benefits. Lead maintenance and project engineering at a COMAH chemical/process site.

The Engineering Manager oversees all maintenance, engineering and project activities across the site, ensuring plant reliability, safety and regulatory compliance at all times. The role leads a multi‑disciplined team and drives performance across both reactive and planned maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, engineering and project activities site‑wide.
• Ensure plant reliability, safety and compliance.
• Lead and develop mechanical, electrical and instrumentation teams.
• Manage maintenance and reliability of plant equipment.
• Control budgets and manage costs.
• Manage contractors and subcontractors.
• Plan projects and shutdowns (CDM experience preferred).
• Maintain health, safety and environmental compliance (COMAH preferred).
• Drive continuous improvement and performance monitoring (KPIs, downtime, efficiency).
• Implement Permit to Work systems, risk assessments and method statements.
• Execute change management (MOC) and incident investigations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing engineering teams on industrial or COMAH sites.
• Experience in maintenance and reliability of plant equipment.
• Budget control and cost management.
• Contractor and subcontractor management.
• Project and shutdown planning (CDM experience preferred).
• Health, safety and environmental compliance within regulated environments (COMAH preferred).
• Continuous improvement and performance monitoring (KPIs, downtime, efficiency).
• Permit to Work systems, risk assessments and method statements.
• Change management (MOC) and incident investigations.

What you’ll bring

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage and develop engineering teams.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making ability.
• Experience working in high‑hazard/process environments.
• Degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• Background in sectors such as Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Energy, Pharmaceuticals or similar.

Benefits

• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare

If you would like more information on this opportunity, please get in touch with Ayesha Khanon at Adepto Technical Recruitment.

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