Head Of Engineering

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At Hidrive we take the time to understand what our customers need. We are looking for an Engineering professional to help us manage the frameworks that underpin our operational success.

About Us

We're Australia's leading service body manufacturer and installer. We are the only Australian manufacturer of service bodies for utes, trailers and trucks with a company-owned national installation network. Our products are fun and what we do is varied. We are ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental) and ISO 45001 (Safety) compliant. We're the only Australian manufacturer of service bodies to achieve this triple ISO certification.

Enjoy an environment that's sheltered from consumer confidence-related economic downturns - 98% of our business comes from corporate and government clients, not the recreational market. We're positioned to benefit from Australia's long runway of infrastructure projects. We are diversified across corporate trades and industries that support our built environment, mining, utilities, transport, communications and agriculture.

About the Role

This is an exciting position created within the Revenue group, reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer. We would prefer the position to sit in Goulburn, but an Ingleburn location will be available for the right candidate.

The role requires a strong leader that can leverage from a practical background to manage and demonstrate a high skill set in technical support functions. The role must foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork to enable the effective use of the resources in each team to ensure that the Engineering department meets customer expectations safely and effectively.

The Head of Engineering will take overall responsibility for three teams within the Engineering Department:

• Design Engineering – Primarily responsible for the complete, Right First Time (RFT) design of all new customer specifications (mechanical & electrical)
• Technical – The technical team is a technical escalation point throughout the business, oversees product management, and provides technical sales engineering support to the Sales team
• Optimisation & Innovation – Primarily responsible for the creation of value and improvement of customer experience through the optimisation and innovation of Hidrive's products and processes

Key accountabilities**

1. Technical Sales Support and Design Engineering

2. Quality Assurance, Compliance and Risk Management

3. Technical Authority

4. Product Management

5. Delivering value through Optimisation & Innovation

7. Reporting

Minimum requirements and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• Tertiary qualification in Project Management or equivalent

• 5+ Years of experience in a management role

• 3+ Years of experience in a trade-orientated vocation, preferable but not essential

• Responsibility for profit & loss (P&L)

• Risk and Change management

How to Apply

Please supply your resume and a cover letter, addressed to the Chief Revenue Officer. All applications and further correspondence will be treated in strict confidence.

**Please download our comprehensive brochure for more information: https://hidrive.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Head-of-Engineering-Brochure-V3-28.08.2025 .pdf

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Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following best describes your rights to work in Australia? Do you have a current, valid Australian driver's license? Do you hold tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering? Ho many years of experience do you have in a management role? How many years of experience do you have with Risk and Change management?

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