Engineering Manager

UGL is a diversified services company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance the environment in which we live. Our capabilities extend across a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions for diverse industries, utilising world leading, sustainable and innovative technologies.
We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprise, and public institutions.
Career progression & a long term opportunity of making an impact with a high performing, collaborative and professional team are just some of the benefits that UGL Transport will offer you.

**Job Purpose**
- The role of Head of Engineering - Manufacturing and Maintenance is to manage, plan, coordinate and control all engineering and design activities for UGL Transport rolling stock manufacture, remanufacture and refurbishment from feasibility stage to completion and handover to client, ensuring the quality, cost, safety, performance and time schedules are met or exceeded.
This position is to develop and implement business strategies for the Product Design unit that continue to create a culture of engineering excellence, continual technological advancement and position UGL to be regarded by customers, potential clients and competitors alike as “Best in Class”.
This role is to provide effective support and advice to UGL executive management and their teams that will consistently deliver sustainable and responsible returns, revenue and growth, mutually beneficial relationships with customers, suppliers and technology partners, and achieve a business culture which is focused on safe high performance and continuous improvement while meeting all agreed customer requirements.

**Responsibilities**
- Develop strategies, plans, structures, systems, policies, and procedures for innovative, cost effective and efficient Engineering Design & Specification of locomotives, rail wagons and passenger rollingstock across the disciplines of structural, mechanical, electrical and systems engineering.
- Direct, lead, control and coordinate all the functional business activities of Engineering Design to achieve optimum business performance and excellent customer satisfaction across the full life cycle, including estimating, design, commissioning and through life support.
- Direct management of up to 9 project engineering managers and discipline leads with a total team of approximately 50 engineers, designers, and schedulers.
- Technical leadership and competence to ensure engineering compliance to standards, client requirements and systems assurance processes.
- Setting the direction for the design/engineering development; guiding, mentoring, and directing continuous improvement efforts from the beginning of the product cycle through production to in-service developments ensuring design for quality throughout the entire process.
- Create a clear “Vision/Mission” for engineering/product design which is clearly understood and accepted within the business.
- Work with senior executives to establish an organisational structure for the engineering/product design team that best meets the short term & long term needs of an ever changing business.

**Qualifications**
- An appropriate Engineering Degree from an accredited tertiary institution
- Chartered credential (CPEng) or eligibility to attain through IEAust
- Additional relevant specialised training (eg MBA or Post Graduate studies in business management, culture change, project management, commercial contracting, advanced negotiating, etc).
- A thorough sound understanding and knowledge of manufacturing/fabrication principles and practices and proven experience of leading operations and projects in multi-discipline mechanical-electrical engineering design environment.
- Strong Project Management skills and leadership experience in shaping business.

**About Us**
- UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction, and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies
- At UGL, we value diversity - in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
- Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.
- Ref 258586

**Discipline**: Engineering Manager

**Primary Location**: Australia-NSW-Newcastle, Ma