Job Description

Role: Engineering Team Leader
Employer: HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited
Location: Workington
Salary: £48,000
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Mon-Fri
Benefits:

• Profit share scheme.
• 33 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays.
• 4% company pension contribution.
• Private medical and dental care scheme.
• Medicash scheme.
• Group Life Assurance.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including Pension Salary Exchange, Cycle to Work scheme, and help towards the purchase of ultra-low emission vehicles.

HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd is an industry leader in digital aerial surveys and marine environmental consultancy, with a global footprint across ten countries. It delivers high-quality environmental data and analysis that supports the offshore renewables sector and conservation efforts worldwide.

Together and as part of ongoing growth, we’re looking for a Engineering Team Leader to join the Technical Services team. This is a key leadership role that combines hands-on technical work with strategic oversight, offering clear pathways for professional development and career progression.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and coordinate a team of 6 Engineering Technicians, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.

• Manage equipment maintenance, logistics, and procurement to support survey operations.

• Drive innovation through collaboration with R&D teams on cutting-edge tools and technologies.

• Champion a Continuous Improvement mindset, identifying ways to streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies, and drive engineering performance.

• Optimise asset performance and develop engineering KPIs to minimise downtime.

• Mentor and develop junior team members – shaping a high-performing, future-ready engineering function.

• Liaise cross-functionally with Flight Operations, Innovation, Business Development, and external contractors.

What You’ll Bring:

• A solid foundation in electrical or multi-skilled engineering – electrical bias is ideal to complement your team’s mechanical strengths.

• Experience in a senior or supervisory engineering role, developing a high performance culture and managing complex technical projects.

• Working knowledge of maintenance scheduling, health & safety protocols, and equipment optimisation.

• A proactive, organised, and collaborative approach, with the ability to balance hands-on leadership with strategic oversight.

• Desirable: proficiency in CAD or similar design software, and project management know-how.

Ready to lead, shape, and innovate? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

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