Head Of Engineering

4 days ago

Fareham, United Kingdom Fortress Recruit Limited Full time

Fortress Recruit is supporting a leading technology and engineering solutions provider in their search for a Head of Engineering. This is a senior leadership role with strategic and operational responsibility for managing a multi‑disciplinary engineering function, delivering high‑integrity products and systems across diverse industrial sectors. Key Responsibilities Leading and developing the Technical Services department, ensuring the team is structured, skilled, and resourced to meet business objectives and future growth. Providing leadership across mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software engineering disciplines, setting performance expectations and departmental OKRs. Overseeing delivery of multiple complex projects, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget completion and adherence to quality, safety, and compliance standards. Acting as design authority for system and product architecture from concept through to end‑of‑life, ensuring optimisation for reliability and manufacturability. Managing engineering budgets, resource allocation, and performance reporting to the senior management team. Championing technical excellence and innovation through mentoring, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives. Supporting customer engagement, bid activity, and opportunity assessments to shape winning technical solutions. Ensuring compliance with ISO9001 processes and maintaining best‑practice engineering governance. Driving process enhancement, documentation control, and scalability to meet business growth objectives. Qualifications and Requirements Minimum of 5 years in a senior engineering management or technical leadership role. Proven experience managing multi‑disciplinary teams within sectors such as Defence, Automation, Medical, Transport, Energy, or Communications. Strong technical understanding across mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software disciplines. Experience managing budgets and resources within a process‑driven, ISO9001 environment. Proven capability in NPI/NPD project management, product design compliance, and certification (CE, FCC, DNV, MIL‑STD, etc.). Strong commercial acumen and the ability to engage confidently with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills with a collaborative, proactive approach. A degree or equivalent qualification in an Engineering or related technical discipline. This role provides an opportunity to lead a highly skilled engineering function within a forward‑thinking, growth‑oriented organisation. You'll shape departmental strategy, drive technical capability, and play a key role in the company's continued success across global markets. This is a full‑time, permanent position based in Fareham, offering hybrid working flexibility. On offer is a salary of c80‑90K DoE, plus bonus and benefits package. Please click apply with your updated CV, or contact Becki Evans for a full job description or confidential discussion. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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