Lead Stress Engineer

Overview The Lead Engineer will be required to work closely with KDC clients to ensure their requirements and specifications are met, or exceeded, in a cost-effective and timely manner, whilst also delivering fee earning work themselves.  A thorough knowledge of their domain of expertise will be essential, plus a good understanding of how it integrates with other domains within the client and internally.  Working with the Operations and Engineering Directors, the Lead Engineer will be expected to maintain and develop existing client relationships, develop new client relationships, be commercially aware and be willing and able to develop new profitable opportunities – with the goal of profitable company growth.  Key Responsibilities Manage team on a day to day basis to ensure delivery, quality and hours budget targets are met thus ensuring growth whilst maintaining financial targets  Teams Resource Planning (both staff and equipment)  Develop relevant training plans in order to ensure teams ability to complete and future projects  Ensure good engineering practice and industry leading technical standards  Assist in maintaining and developing quality management system  Responsible for all technical inputs and costs to the Bid Team  Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new clients  Responsibility for technical input from 2nd Tiers Attributes Extensive and demonstrable experience of Engineering department management & leadership of engineering teams  Clear and demonstrable team & individual development experience  Thorough knowledge of engineering and technology best practice and processes  Good communication at all levels - ability to present information and to respond to questions from customers, line reports, managers or directors of the business  Previous experience of delivering technical work packages  Technical degree and Chartered status desirable but not essential