Director Of Engineering

Position: Director Of Engineering

Job ID: 1316/25

Location: London

Rate/Salary: Depending on experience

Benefits:  Pension, Bonus

Type: Permanent

Specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Maritime Shipping, Energy and Subsea sectors – visit: www.hsbtechnical.com for a list of our vacancies. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Director Of Engineering

Typically, this person will take full accountability for the engineering function across the fleet and associated infrastructure, including maintenance, development, projects and standards. They will lead a large, multi-site team through transformation and modernisation programmes, ensuring the highest standards of safety, compliance, reliability, comfort and cleanliness across all ferries. This role plays a key part within the Operations Leadership Team, working closely with internal departments and external regulatory bodies while managing supplier and OEM relationships.

HSB Technical’s client is an established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Director Of Engineering:

• Promote and ensure a strong safety culture across all engineering activities.
• Oversee fleet performance, ensuring ferries are safe, compliant and operationally ready.
• Manage multi-site engineering operations, including dry docking facilities.
• Drive continuous improvement and embed LEAN principles.
• Define and deliver engineering training and development plans.
• Lead technical development of ferries, infrastructure and supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and regulatory standards.
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasting and business cases.
• Lead, develop and motivate a high-performing engineering team.
• Oversee investigation and resolution of technical incidents.
• Liaise with operations and regulators on technical and safety matters.
• Deliver accurate reporting to support business and compliance needs.
• Approve engineering procedures, manuals and policies.
• Manage maintenance systems, ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
• Oversee stock, spares and critical equipment availability.
• Monitor engineering risks, including supply chain and critical components.
• Manage contractor and supplier performance.
• Support procurement in developing effective supplier partnerships.
• Develop workforce planning, succession and apprenticeship programmes.
• Provide regular performance reporting to senior leadership.
• Promote collaboration and a customer-focused approach.
• Ensure clear and effective communication across teams.
• Improve efficiency, reduce waste and optimise resources.
• Continuously enhance processes, safety and customer experience.

Qualifications and requirements for the Director Of Engineering:

• Extensive technical knowledge, ideally within a transport or maritime environment.
• Strong experience working within regulated industries.
• Proven leadership experience managing large teams (up to 100+) across multiple locations.
• Demonstrable budget management experience (circa £10m).
• Strong supplier management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven track record in delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• Flexible approach with willingness to support out-of-hours operations where required.

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who have been appointed to act as a recruitment partner for this role.