Electrical Control and Instrumentation Design Manager

Bamber Bridge

JFN is part of James Fisher and Sons plc, a leading provider of marine and engineering services. JFN can leverage its own substantial resources with those of the group and an international supply chain to deliver projects from concept through to manufacture, installation and commissioning.

The Design Manager has similar responsibilities to a Senior Design Engineer, but with additional responsibilities focused on line management of a team of engineers.

Reporting to and working closely with the Engineering Manager to maximise productivity and quality, develop staff and improve processes.

The employee development and line management aspects of the Design Manager role should occupy up to 20% of the engineer’s working week and hence available working hours for client project work will be reduced accordingly in all resource planning activities.

The Design Manager’s management activities span the following key areas such as Engineering Productivity & Quality, Employee Development, Continual Improvement, Line Management

You will also be responsible for undertaking the following design related activities: Technically Responsible Person Role, Design Tasks and Tendering Tasks

The role is generally associated with a specific discipline such as mechanical EC&I, or stress

Ideally you will have had responsibility for a variety of diverse projects or activities ranging in both size and complexity, an ability and desire to support, motivate and develop others and sufficient knowledge, interpersonal skills and communication skills to attract respect and exert influence within the assigned group of staff

Ideally you will be Degree, HND, Higher Apprenticeship in a related discipline Chartered Engineer (CEng)

James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.