Airport Engineering Manager – Permanent

Salary: negotiable
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday
Additional: On\-call payments \| Relocation package available

Lynx Employment Services is recruiting an experienced Airport Engineering Manager for a permanent opportunity within a large, complex operational environment.
This is a key engineering leadership position, managing a team of eight engineers and taking responsibility for the safe, reliable and effective maintenance of critical engineering assets.
The role has a strong electrical and high-voltage focus, alongside responsibility for a range of mechanical and operational infrastructure.

### The Role

You will:

Lead and manage a team of eight engineers working across multiple shift patterns

Provide technical leadership across electrical and mechanical maintenance activities

Support the maintenance and reliability of critical operational assets

Work with high-voltage electrical systems and substation environments

Ensure engineering activities are completed safely and in accordance with required procedures and standards

Support reactive maintenance and engineering fault escalation

Work closely with operational and asset management teams

Drive engineering performance, compliance, reliability and continuous improvement

Participate in an on-call rota and provide out-of-hours escalation support when required
### What We're Looking For

You will need:

A strong electrical engineering background
Experience working with high-voltage systems, with exposure to substations
Good supporting knowledge of mechanical engineering and maintenance
Previous engineering team leadership or management experience
Experience within a complex, safety-critical or highly operational environment
Strong understanding of electrical safety, maintenance procedures and operational processes
The ability to lead engineers while remaining technically credible and hands-on when required
Experience within aviation, airports, automated systems, materials handling, security infrastructure or other critical operational environments would be particularly advantageous.

### What's on Offer

Permanent position
Salary of £49,817 – £54,143
Monday-to-Friday working pattern
Additional on-call payments
Relocation package available
Opportunity to lead an established engineering team within a complex operational environment
Face-to-face interview process
Appointment as soon as possible

To apply, please contact Lynx Employment Services or submit your CV for consideration