Development Engineering Manager
Location – Garswood, Bridge House - Ashton - In - Makerfield
We are a leading temporary works specialist and at the forefront of our industry for over 60 years, with a reputation built on engineering and service excellence. This enables us to deliver the right temporary works solution for our customers, whatever the scale or complexity of the project. Our customers include civil engineering and construction contractors, asset owners, and consulting engineering firms through to small builders.
We are currently looking for someone to lead and manage the Development Engineering Team, taking accountability to the Engineering Director for the development, support, technical governance and continuous improvement of Mabey Hire’s product range, ensuring products are safe, compliant, commercially effective, scalable, and aligned to the strategic growth of the business
Benefits
- A competitive basic salary & package
- Great health and well-being packages
- A great pension scheme
Key Responsibilities
- Owning the product development roadmap, from concept through to delivery
- Leading and developing the Development Engineering Team (direct and indirect reports)
- Driving innovation and continuous improvement across the product range
- Providing technical oversight, including checking approaches and ensuring engineering consistency
- Ensuring all products are supported by high-quality, accurate technical documentation
- Managing product investigations, driving root cause analysis and improvements
- Embedding commercial thinking into all product decisions (cost, utilisation, scalability)
- Working cross-functionally to align engineering with customer and business needs
- Representing Mabey Hire externally with clients and industry bodies where required
What You Need
- Strong Technical Judgement and Broad product understanding
- Experience of the Temporary Works industry
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver complex workstreams
- A commercial mindset, understanding how engineering drives business value
- Confidence operating at both strategic and operational levels
- The ability to influence and collaborate across the organisation
- A proactive, accountable approach – you take ownership and solve problems
Experience in temporary works or construction products is highly desirable, particularly within the UK market, with international exposure a plus.
Environmental Social & Governance
Our ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) strategy is brought to life through our ESG Champions situated throughout the company, our champions create solutions for the hottest topics in each area of our strategy. We are always looking for more recruits, if successful in securing a role at Mabey Hire Ltd, you could be a future ESG Champion…
Mabey Hire STEM Education Programme
In 90 minute after-school clubs, our team of STEM Ambassadors help children aged 10-13 improve their awareness and perceptions of the engineering and construction sectors. Using LEGO® Education materials and our bespoke ‘mission mat,’ students explore six core topics which challenge their mathematical, problem solving and strategic thinking skills.
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Skills Required
- Strong technical judgement and broad product understanding
- Experience of the Temporary Works industry
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver complex workstreams
- Commercial mindset, understanding how engineering drives business value
- Confidence operating at both strategic and operational levels
- Ability to influence and collaborate across the organisation
- Proactive, accountable approach with ownership and problem solving
- Experience in temporary works or construction products (UK market experience highly desirable; international exposure a plus)
What We Do
Mabey Hire is a leading temporary works specialist and provider of engineering and equipment hire services for the civil engineering, construction, rail, highways, and utilities sectors. With over 60 years of experience, they offer innovative solutions—including groundshoring, propping, jacking, and temporary bridging—designed to ensure safety and efficiency across diverse infrastructure and renovation projects.
