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Posted 22 July, 2026

Senior Engineering Manager

WHITE RAVEN RESOURCING LTD
Gloucester, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

\n White Raven Resourcing Ltd are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to permanent recruitment services.\n
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\n Our client is an established engineering organisation operating within the aerospace, defence and industrial sectors. They are seeking a Engineering Manager to join their leadership team, responsible for driving engineering excellence, supporting new business growth, and delivering high-quality product solutions. The role can be based within the clients North Wales or South West facilities however regular travel between both sites would be expected, incorporated into a hybrid working arrangement across a 4 day working week. \n
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\n This is a key leadership role requiring a collaborative, results-driven professional with strong technical expertise and people management capability.\n
Key Responsibilities\n
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  • Align engineering resources with strategic objectives to support both short- and long-term business goals.
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  • Lead, develop and manage a high-performing engineering team, including capacity planning, recruitment, coaching, performance management and employee relations.
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  • Contribute to and lead new business proposals, including bid development, customer relationship management and strategy to secure new contracts.
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  • Manage new product development programmes from contract award through to introduction into the supply chain, ensuring delivery against cost, schedule and performance targets.
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  • Oversee in-service engineering support, including issue resolution, failure analysis and concession management.
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  • Drive technology acquisition and maturation through market analysis, gap identification and strategic planning.
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  • Establish and maintain performance metrics to monitor the health of key business processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
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  • Support compliance with relevant certifications, approvals and internal procedures.
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Requirements\n

Skills & Experience

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\n Essential:\n
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  • Degree-qualified in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
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  • Minimum of 10 years’ engineering experience within aerospace, defence or a similar highly regulated industry.
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  • Proven leadership experience, with the ability to deliver results through teams.
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  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
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  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
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  • Professional and composed approach when dealing with challenging situations.
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  • Effective time management and organisational skills.
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  • Experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
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  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
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\n Personal Attributes:\n
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  • High integrity and commitment to doing the right thing.
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  • Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset.
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  • Strong coaching and performance management capability.
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  • Focused on delivering value and driving operational excellence.
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Benefits\n

Package & Contract

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  • Competitive salary and benefits package (details available on request).
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  • Opportunity to play a key role in a forward-thinking engineering organisation with strong growth ambitions.
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