Operational Engineering Manager

  • Matchtech
  • Haslemere, Surrey
  • Sep 11, 2025
Full time Engineering

Job Description

This permanent role is crucial in leading a team responsible for the management of the deployed capabilities, including radar, cameras, and other sensors, under the guidance of the CTO.



Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Management:

  • Act as part of the management team, reporting directly to the CTO.
  • Lead and manage the Operational Engineering Team, including hiring, goal setting, establishing training needs, evaluating performance, and giving constructive appraisals.
  • Demonstrate the company's values of trustworthiness, transparency, speed, and agility.


Technical:

  • Lead the company's operational engineering planning and delivery.
  • Ensure satisfaction of customers' operational requirements, including surveillance, monitoring equipment, communications, site engineering, transport, and logistics.
  • Familiar with working at height safety and compliance.
  • Liaise with OEMs to understand technical developments and input into the design and product development process.


Operational:

  • In charge of maintaining two sub-teams ready to deploy, suitably qualified, experienced, and equipped to complete tasks.
  • Oversight of the design, installation, and maintenance of the company's hardware, integrated with its software infrastructure.
  • Assist in surveying and negotiating site locations and permissions, including overseas.
  • Coordinate between the Operational Engineering Team and other technology teams to ensure effective software and hardware integration.


Job Requirements:

  • Electrical or mechanical engineering qualification to degree level.
  • Strong organisational and management skills.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Electronics experience.
  • Software experience (Windows, basic Linux, remote access, communications protocols).
  • Preparedness to deploy and work within operational teams in the UK and overseas.
  • Full driving licence.


Desirable Skills:

  • Networking experience (LTE, router setup, RMS systems).
  • Familiarity with camera hardware (specifications, control protocols).
  • Experience of working at height processes and training.
  • Some coding knowledge (SQL and Python ideal).
  • Engineering design and manufacture experience (CAD, fabrication).


Benefits:

  • 85,000- 95,000 Dependant on experience
  • BUPA Healthcare and cash plan
  • Company share options
  • Life cover
  • Bonus


If you are an experienced Operational Engineering Manager with a solid background in electronics and management within the marine sector, our client would love to hear from you. Apply now to become a valuable part of their dynamic and forward-thinking team.