Director Of Engineering

28/03/25 Tunbridge and Hatfield – Battery Boxes for AMP

Director of Engineering

Overview

Here at AMP, we are committed to supporting the energy transition by funding, developing, and delivering flexible energy solutions and helping businesses decarbonise. Our mission is to create a smarter energy future. We are relentless in our focus on tackling the central challenge of our age – the energy transition.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to join AMP as our Director of Engineering , reporting directly to our Chief Executive Officer and joining our Executive Team.

As our portfolio and pipeline continue to grow, the Director of Engineering will establish and lead a dedicated engineering function, bringing together the strong engineering capability that already exists across the business and introducing a consistent approach to engineering standards, governance and technical decision-making.

With more than 280 operational assets totalling 312MW, our portfolio spans industrial and commercial heat, flexible generation and electricity storage, using technologies including biomass boilers, electric boilers, gas peakers, CHP and batteries.

The successful individual will have the opportunity to shape how engineering works across AMP. From the technical decisions made at the earliest stages of a project, through design, construction and commissioning, to the performance and reliability of our operational assets, this role will provide engineering leadership across the full asset lifecycle. The Director of Engineering will hold ultimate technical authority across the business, establishing AMP’s engineering standards and delegated authority framework, providing technical assurance on investment decisions and ensuring that our projects are designed, delivered and handed over to Operations to the standards we expect

Interested? If you’re looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact within a growing business at the forefront of the energy transition, we’d love to hear from you.

The role will involve

Working across AMP and alongside colleagues in Development, Delivery, Operations, Asset Management, HSEQ and our wider Executive Team, you will:

• Establish and lead AMP’s engineering function, creating clear engineering standards, governance and technical decision-making across the business.
• Develop and own our technical governance framework, including delegated technical authority, management of change and engineering approval gates.
• Lead the technical pre-construction phase of our projects, including technical specifications, technology and vendor selection and employer’s requirements.
• Own the technical content of EPC and construction contracts, ensuring appropriate performance standards, guarantees, commissioning requirements and test regimes are in place.
• Provide independent technical assurance throughout project development and delivery, with final technical authority for significant design, technology and engineering decisions.
• Establish and oversee a robust technical handover process from Delivery into Operations.
• Provide senior engineering support across our operational portfolio, including the investigation of significant asset failures and ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into future standards and designs.
• Lead technical due diligence for acquisitions, new technologies and new areas of business.
• Ensure engineering quality, technical documentation and statutory requirements are maintained to a high standard.
• Build, lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, creating clear competence standards and supporting the professional development of our engineers.
• Ensure the technical solutions we develop are not only fit for purpose, but commercially viable and deliver value for money.
• The role carries genuine technical authority, including the ability to stop work on technical or safety grounds where required.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an accomplished engineering leader with the technical credibility, commercial understanding and leadership capability to establish and develop an engineering function within a growing energy business.

You will be a Chartered Engineer, within electrical, mechanical, power systems or a related discipline, with significant post-qualification experience in power generation, energy storage, distributed energy or comparable asset-intensive infrastructure.

Importantly, you will have demonstrable experience of building or substantially developing an engineering function, including the standards, governance and technical authority that sit behind it, alongside:

• Proven experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong experience across the project lifecycle, particularly technical pre-construction, design assurance, commissioning and handover.
• Experience developing employer’s requirements, technical specifications, performance standards and test regimes.
• The technical judgement and confidence to make significant engineering decisions and take accountability for them.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience of contracts, budgets, vendor negotiations and investment decisions.
• Experience operating effectively at senior leadership level and communicating complex technical matters clearly to commercial and non-technical stakeholders.
• A practical approach to problem solving, with the ability to balance engineering excellence, operational requirements and commercial considerations.

Experience of battery energy storage, HV connections and DNO/NESO interfaces would be advantageous, as would experience within heat networks, biomass or industrial energy centres, CDM Principal Designer responsibilities and HV authorised person regimes.

What we will offer in return

We have built a culture founded on honesty, working hard, and enjoying ourselves, and have created a workplace where everyone feels more connected, heard, and valued. Our employee benefits include –

• Equivalent to 26 days annual leave entitlement plus 8 days for public holidays
• Life Insurance
• Employer pension contribution
• Access to advice, counselling, and support
• Access to GP services
• Wellbeing tools and resources
• Shopping and lifestyle discounts
• Discounted gym membership

Additional information

• Location: This is a UK-wide leadership role requiring regular presence at our London Head Office – at least three days per week, every second week – and our Stirling office, together with travel to our operational sites, projects and meetings across the UK.

Safer Recruitment:

In line with our commitment to safety and integrity, roles at AMP may require a DBS check as part of our safer recruitment process. We also verify qualifications and eligibility to work in the UK, ensuring a secure and equitable hiring journey.

AMP is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities, striving to create an environment where everyone feels valued and heard. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition during the application or onboarding process, please contact us at . We’re here to support your journey.

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