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Hydraulic Systems Design & Excellence is a critical area for the business – it fundamentally underpins operational delivery, safety, competitiveness and future commercial success. With a range of good robust hydraulic systems currently in place, the business is now looking for a talented and ambitious individual to develop the next generation of solutions to deliver the following key strategic objectives: -

– Improving operational capability and efficiency - incorporating design innovation, electro-hydraulics and telemetry etc to enable remote, possibly sub-sea working.
– Enhancing operability and sustainability – balancing sophistication with real-life practicality - the units often have to work in remote, difficult and hostile environments – operational resilience and fixability are paramount.
– Establishing a Design & Build Centre of Excellence – there is considerable interest and demand from the wider groups to provide specialist expertise and capability.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, this individual will be a key member of a 25-strong Engineering Team providing guidance and direction for all Hydraulic Systems Design and Engineering activity – currently running at around £1m per annum. Very much a hands-on role and leading from the front, this is an exceptional opportunity to work at a strategic and tactical level – influencing and determining overall direction as well as making it happen on the workshop floor.

Key elements will include: -

– Conceptual design and engineering of hydraulic systems for mechanical and marine plant across the organisation – managing key development and / or build projects where necessary.
– Advising Senior Management and Engineering teams on development trends in the wider hydraulics industry and technical arenas.
– Co-ordinating all hydraulic development and innovation activity.
– Supporting, coaching and mentoring hydraulic and non-hydraulic mechanical designers across the business.
– Providing advice and guidance to site operations and workshop teams during production.
– Visiting working systems in the field to assess performance and optimise operational efficiency.
– Reducing operational down-time - minimising build & operating costs.
– Acting as a high-level trouble-shooter / client interface when dealing with complex design / operational challenges / issues.
– Specifying and rationalising system componentry.
– Maintaining all documentation in accordance with Quality Processes.

Candidate Profile

• Hands-on, practical and team oriented, will have a successful track record of designing and developing hydraulic and electro-hydraulic systems using proprietary and bespoke components – ideally for marine, mobile, agricultural, quarrying or tunnelling applications.

• Degree or HND qualified in a relevant engineering discipline – likely to have a background in project / applications engineering in an OEM, hydraulic equipment supplier or engineering consultancy.

• Will have the vision and energy to drive design & engineering excellence at a strategic level combined with the personal qualities and leadership skills to make it happen on the shop-floor.

• Well organised, collaborative and a strong communicator, must be able to operate at all levels – coaching, influencing and negotiating to promote design & engineering excellence whilst achieving practical outcomes.

• Flexible and adaptable, must be willing to roll their sleeves up and get stuck into technical issues when required – familiar with the pressures of tight timescales and deadlines – must be capable of managing resources to deliver projects to time, quality and cost parameters.

• Formal Project Management experience would be a distinct advantage.

• Commercially minded, must be able to contribute to wider business decision making – including supporting bid-management teams in submission positioning and preparation.

• Must have 2-D and 3-D CAD experience – ideally SolidWorks & AutoCAD.

• Will be attracted to the diversity and technical challenge of this role, together with the opportunity to operate at a strategic as well as a practical delivery level. Success in this role will lead to exceptional career development opportunities – the business is seeking to double in the next 3-5 years so will need high calibre individuals to take the organisation forward.

Reward

• A highly attractive remuneration package, incorporating: -

o Negotiable basic salary up to £45k
o Discretionary bonuses
o Contributory Pension (5% matched)
o Private Health (employee only – spouse & children at discounted rates)
o Death In Service (4x earnings)
o Other benefits including: -
§ Cycle scheme
§ Subsidised gym membership
§ Childcare vouchers
§ Eye-test vouchers & subsidised prescriptions
o 3 months notice

o Relocation assistance – negotiable, if required

• Personal Development Plan – including support for further professional qualifications through IMechE accredited & monitored schemes

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.