Engineering manager

Engineering Manager - Permanent Role - based in Portsmouth. V3 are working on behalf of a family run business based in central Portsmouth. The role will be of managerial level with a requirement of CAD being able to produce working drawings for welder fabricators to work from but also to be able to see a project through from start to finish. The successful candidate will supervise jobs for the welders/fabricators/machinists and arrange the staff to site to complete the work. This would involve quotations, drawings, purchase ordering, overseeing jobs in progress and quality inspection. The manager would also maintain levels of the stock - metal and welding consumables, PPE, Machine/equipment maintenance and general health and safety. They would have the ability to read, understand and break down engineering drawings. Ideally, they would have previous experience in overseeing large projects from the initial tendering and quoting stage, to design consultation and managing the whole project from start to finish. These have been mainly marine projects but structural steel too. Estimating and quoting for work Answering customer enquiries by phone, email, and face to face .Proficient with ISO 9001:2015 quality management system and BS EN 1090. Experience of working to high health and safety standards (CHAS, ConstructionLine, SafeContractor) IT competence (excel, word, data entry, outlook as a basic. Project manager and CAD advantageous) Strong leadership Able to multitask Attend meetings with high profile clients Proactive and driven individual Sourcing of new work/projects and tendering process Must hold valid driving licence Other advantageous skills: Welding inspection/competence or RWC qual. SMSTS qualification Project Management experience Crane and Forklift operator