Head Of Design Engineering

Job reference number 339362

• Head Of Design Engineering
• Competitive salary plus £5500 car allowance, full family health care, potential 18% bonus & 27.5 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Full time
• Permanent
• National

At Royal Mail we’ve served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that’s where we need you.

We’re currently innovating and transforming our business for the future, adapting towards a parcel delivery market, as well as taking environmental responsibility for our impact as a business. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

About the Role

The Head of Design Engineering is responsible for identifying and creating the technical requirements and design solutions for mechanical, electrical and software designs.  The design work will encompass new and existing business strategic initiatives that will cover automation projects, existing improvements and cost saving designs.

The Head of Design Engineering will engage with business customers and stakeholders to scope and generate design specifications and requirements in line with Engineering Design Processes.  They will ensure that the initiative defined in the approved business cases are delivered to the agreed specification, scope, quality, time and cost, ensuring acceptance by the customer. This is a key leadership role that is accountable for bringing the engineering vision to life, responsible for creating and developing a new team of design engineers.

You will also

• Work across and within multiple Engineering Design projects, with all relevant stakeholders to identify engineering improvements and design appropriate cost-effective business improvement opportunities and solutions.
• Conduct research and develop new concepts to provide engineering solutions in line with the business strategy and develop solutions to existing problems and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Design and manage Engineering Design initiatives in accordance with Engineering Design processes and business approved project management tools and techniques.•    Will identify an area of expertise and look to grow, via training and experience, to become a subject matter expert in this discipline.  E.g., PLC Software engineering, structural engineering, electrical controls design, hydraulics, etc.
• Manage internal and external design resource to achieve project design objectives including engagement with external suppliers.
• Lead the design process for the assigned initiative or project from concept design through to detailed design, prototyping, testing, acceptance, and follow-on support.
• Lead the capture and documentation of technical, operational, and other requirements for the development of Engineering Design initiatives.
• The HoDE will have the knowledge to be the business expert on Royal Mail’s automation estate.
• The HoDE will have the ability to lead, inspire and energise a team of technical experts.

About You

• A strong Engineering background with proven ability to demonstrate intuitive thinking towards engineering problem solving and solution delivery.
• Essential to have a background in Engineering, Engineering Design and/or Technology.
• A proven track record of managing Engineering, Operational and technical relationships.
• Experience of managing technical projects, producing project timelines and delivering against key milestones.
• Experienced in Engineering design principles and compliance with recognised engineering design processes and regulations.
• Ability and motivation to deliver Engineering Design solutions as a recognised business expert through the entire product/service lifecycle.
• Proven stakeholder management and effective communication skills at all levels, challenging the team and stakeholder behaviours as necessary.

About Us

At Royal Mail we connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, universal postal service to more than 30 million addresses. As one of the UK’s leading companies, we are focused on being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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