Engineering Manager

Saunders Automation is a specialist electrical and control system engineering company that has extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of PLC, SCADA, DCS and RTU projects across multiple industries and geographical regions. Saunders International, our parent company, also has extensive experience in the process, mechanical and civil engineering areas.

Due to continuing growth and expansion of the Saunders Automation portfolio and team we are actively seeking an Engineering Manager to join the business and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams. The position will be based at the company's head office in Rhodes, Sydney.

**What We Offer**
- ** Innovative Projects**:Be part of groundbreaking projects that push the boundaries of operational technology.
- ** Collaborative Environment**:Join a team of experts who thrive on collaboration, creativity, and a shared passion for automation.
- ** Professional Development**:We believe in continuous learning. As a part of our employee benefits program, you're eligible for training and development opportunities to enhance your skills and stay at the forefront of industry.

The Engineering Manager position forms part of the Saunders Engineering and Drafting Team. The team provides engineering services directly to external clients and internally to support the delivery of Saunders construction and maintenance services. The primary objective of the Engineering Manager is to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage engineering workload distribution and support Saunders's future growth.
- Manages a national multidisciplinary engineering team and optimally allocates resources across the project portfolio.
- Ensuring engineering scope on projects is completed on time and compliant with the relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Hiring and supervising engineers, design managers and design drafters across all disciplines.
- Communicates project progress with internal and external stakeholders.
- Resource planning and scheduling to ensure adequate resourcing to projects, identify changing resourcing requirements and maintain optimal utilisation levels.
- Maintaining and developing Saunders Engineering and Drafting procedures, guidelines and workflows to ensure they are compliant with industry and regulatory requirements and expectations.
- Identification and onboarding of engineering and design drafting resources to support growth and ensure adequate resourcing of current and future projects.
- Progressively monitor the quality of engineering deliverables to ensure adherence to company and legislative requirements.
- Reporting on the status of engineering projects to stakeholders including time and cost to complete estimates.
- Performance management of the engineering and drafting team to ensure Saunders's engineering capability is delivering value for money to clients.
- Ensure Safety in Design principles are integral to the delivery of engineering projects
- Insist that all services delivered to clients always meet the strict quality standards set by the Company.

**ABOUT YOU**

Essential:

- 15+ years' experience in multidisciplinary engineering design
- Experience in managing a multidisciplinary project or engineering team
- Ability to communicate, influence and build effective relationships at all external and internal business environment levels.
- An exemplary understanding of engineering design workflows and processes.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to respond to a changing work environment.

Desirable:

- 5 years' experience as an engineering manager with an engineering design organisation
- Experience in Engineering Design in Oil & Gas and Resources and Industrials sectors
- CPEng and RPEQ in a relevant area of engineering
- Passion for sustainably growing a business.

**THE BENEFITS**
- The opportunity to work on a unique industrial transformation project.
- Excellent work environment
- Market competitive salary
- Supportive Culture
- Cost of Living Discounts
- Wellbeing Leave Days
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program

Saunders embraces the values of an innovative and diverse workforce and recognises that inclusion sets everyone up for success. All suitably qualified or experienced applicants will be considered.

If you are ready to embark on an exciting journey with Saunders Automation, send your resume, highlighting your relevant experience as below.

**HOW TO APPLY