Director of engineering Work, Jobs in Sutton Coldfield, Wmd (with Salaries)

Engineering Director- Aftermarket
Safran —Wolverhampton
- Full-time
- Business development
- Annual leave
Programme Director
Safran —Wolverhampton
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Head of School for Engineering
WCG —Warwick North
- £49,090 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- In-person
- Leadership
- Free parking
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14d
Head of Engineering and Risk Management
OCS Group —Birmingham
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
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Executive Director, Global Product Management - Industrial Refrigeration
Johnson Controls —Sutton Coldfield
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
1d
Head of Engineering
Banyan Software —Coventry
- Hybrid work
- AI
- Leadership
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Management - Technical Director
Avove —Birmingham
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Office
- Employee assistance programme
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7d
Head of Engineering - Overhead Lines
AtkinsRéalis —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Continuous improvement
Technical Director - Civil/Structures - Substations
AtkinsRéalis —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Leadership
Associate Technical Director - Transport Planner
Arcadis —Birmingham
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Project management
Structural / Civil Engineering Technical Director
Springtide Project Services —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Administrative experience
Head of Technical & Design
Keystone Group —Swadlincote
- Full-time
- Engineering
- No degree
- Construction experience
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
11d
Solution Director: Engineering
AND Digital —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- APIs
- AI
- Leadership
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Engineering Director - Fusion & Modular Nuclear
Assystem —Birmingham
- Engineering
- Contracts
- Leadership
7d
Head of Systems Delivery
COLAS RAIL UK —Birmingham
- Engineering
- Annual leave
8d
Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering
AECOM —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Engineering
- Leadership
Technical Manager/Director (Transport Planning)
Sweco UK —Birmingham
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Project management
- Mentoring
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Technical Director- Geotechnics
Amey Ltd —Birmingham
- Temporary
- Annual leave
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Technical Manager/Director (Transport Planning)
Sweco —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Project management
- Mentoring
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Associate Director Geo-Environmental
MEC Consulting Group —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Leadership
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Engineering Director- Aftermarket

Safran -
Wolverhampton

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Discounted gym membership
Private medical insurance

Qualifications

Content management systems
Business development

Full job description

Published 05.19.2026

Company : Safran Electronics & Defense Job field : Architecture and systems engineering Location : Wolverhampton , England , United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

# 2026-172983

Published 05.19.2026

Job Description

What does the role look like?

You will work closely with the wider Aftermarket team to ensure that Engineering is supporting the growth of the Aftermarket business, maintaining our outstanding reputation for customer service, and putting the safety of our products as our number one priority.

You will oversee teams in each of the sites, providing leadership and guidance as well as setting the vision, strategy and objectives that they will work to. You will also work closely with other areas, such as Business Development, Customer Services, Field Service Representatives and Maintenance Operations. Your voice will ensure that the technical and regulatory requirements are respected throughout the business, but you will also ensure that the commercial and business development objectives are supported by the Engineering strategy.

You will also be responsible for executing activities to time, cost and quality measures, and will be a key decision-maker in Engineering resource management, budgeting and forecasting and schedule definition.

You will be a good people manager across international borders; fostering a sense of community and cohesion in the Aftermarket Engineering teams, coaching managers of managers and individual contributors, supporting the development of our talent, being candid but fair with feedback and acting with empathy in all situations.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

Demonstrate confident executive presence as the Aftermarket Engineering focal facing out to senior leadership and executive leadership team as well as senior leaders in the customer base.
Monitor the technical support of all products in both the Safran MROs and the field - Take action where help is required.
Be responsible for resource management - liaison with Engineering Site Leads to ensure projects are adequately resourced. Identify and resolve gaps with Senior Management and manage succession plans with each Site Lead.
Provide oversight of financial & budgetary controls – Actively manage Aftermarket Engineering costs.
Oversee the development of an Aftermarket technology roadmap aligned to business development and strategic plans.
Oversee the development of Aftermarket engineers including providing mentoring, leading individual Performance Connection (PC) discussions and engineering Leadership Development Reviews (LDR)
Proactively engage and lead the team through the deployment of CMS and the Collins cultural path, advocating the company values in all aspects of everything you do.
Improve Engineering productivity through Continuous Improvement .
Ensure process adherence and compliance to internal, regulatory and customer requirements, in particular ensuring full compliance with the Safety Management System and participation in the Product Safety Review Board.
Establish strategic relationships with customers developing technical relationships in support of new business opportunities.

Job Requirements

What will you bring to the role?

Essential skills:

Proven ability to set vision, lead multi site engineering teams, and represent Engineering confidently to senior and executive leadership.
Deep understanding of engineering processes, product safety, compliance, regulatory requirements, and Safety Management Systems.
Demonstrated success managing managers, developing talent across international sites, and overseeing resource planning, budgeting, and performance.

Desirable skills:

Experience building technical relationships with customers and supporting business development activities.
Familiarity with Lean, CMS deployment, or similar CI methodologies to drive engineering efficiency.
Understanding of product lifecycle support, field service needs, and aftermarket engineering environments.
Experience managing budgets, controlling engineering costs, and linking engineering strategy to commercial goals.
Ability to work effectively with Business Development, Customer Services, Field Service Representatives, and Operations.
Experience leading teams through organisational or cultural change initiatives.
Ability to develop and oversee a long term engineering or aftermarket technology roadmap.

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Competitive salary
Car or Car Allowance
Company performance bonus scheme
Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
Private medical insurance
Comprehensive health cash plan
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
Structured training & opportunities to progress

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director of engineering jobs in sutton coldfield, wmd

Engineering Director- Aftermarket

Programme Director

Head of School for Engineering

Head of Engineering and Risk Management

Executive Director, Global Product Management - Industrial Refrigeration

Head of Engineering

Management - Technical Director

Head of Engineering - Overhead Lines

Technical Director - Civil/Structures - Substations

Associate Technical Director - Transport Planner

Structural / Civil Engineering Technical Director

Head of Technical & Design

Solution Director: Engineering

Engineering Director - Fusion & Modular Nuclear

Head of Systems Delivery

Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering

Technical Manager/Director (Transport Planning)

Technical Director- Geotechnics

Technical Manager/Director (Transport Planning)

Associate Director Geo-Environmental

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