Leads engineering teams delivering bespoke laboratory equipment projects, servicing, calibration, repairs, and maintenance. Manages resources, schedules, budgets, customer relationships, proposals, technical documentation, facilities coordination, HSE compliance, and financial reporting. The role also supports equipment design, assembly, troubleshooting, technical sales, and laboratory operations.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll take ownership of project delivery, team management, customer collaboration and operational excellence, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
About the role
Based at our main facility in Livingston, you’ll manage engineering staff working across workshop and laboratory environments. You’ll play a key role in ensuring high HSE standards, robust documentation and strong customer relationships, while supporting the continued development of innovative laboratory equipment used both in-house and by customers worldwide.
About the role
Based at our main facility in Livingston, you’ll manage engineering staff working across workshop and laboratory environments. You’ll play a key role in ensuring high HSE standards, robust documentation and strong customer relationships, while supporting the continued development of innovative laboratory equipment used both in-house and by customers worldwide.
About Scaled Solutions Ltd
Scaled Solutions Ltd is part of Celnor Group and is an independent laboratory testing and consultancy business serving the oil, gas and decarbonisation sectors. Alongside production chemistry services, we design and manufacture specialist laboratory instruments and test equipment used both internally and in laboratories across the world.
What you will be doing
Scaled Solutions Ltd is part of Celnor Group and is an independent laboratory testing and consultancy business serving the oil, gas and decarbonisation sectors. Alongside production chemistry services, we design and manufacture specialist laboratory instruments and test equipment used both internally and in laboratories across the world.
What you will be doing
- Lead, manage and develop a team of engineers producing custom-made laboratory test equipment
- Oversee all routine servicing, calibration and repair of existing equipment, ensuring efficient allocation of work
- Plan and timetable resources, equipment and consumables for projects and maintenance activity
- Manage projects day to day to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction
- Prepare proposals, quotations and technical reports in collaboration with engineers
- Oversee the design, creation and documentation of test apparatus and associated manuals
- Act as a key point of contact for customer communication and technical sales
- Manage facilities requirements, liaising with contractors and supporting laboratory operations
- Monitor HSE compliance across workshop and laboratory environments
- Produce financial reporting for engineering projects and departmental performance
What you'll bring
Essential
Essential
- Engineering, technical or scientific expertise
- A proven track record in project management
- Experience leading and managing teams
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Willingness to learn and develop a deep understanding of bespoke laboratory equipment
Desirable
- Engineering qualification and/or hands-on engineering background
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
- Practical knowledge of electrical and electronic systems
- Experience with data acquisition systems
- Understanding of good laboratory and engineering practices and relevant safety regulations
- Experience with mechanical/electrical assembly, maintenance and repair
- Familiarity with Swagelok, Parker or similar tube fittings, pneumatic or hydraulic systems, and workshop machining
Why join us
- Be part of a growing, specialist engineering and laboratory business
- Work on bespoke, technically interesting projects
- Join a collaborative team within a supportive group environment
- Opportunity to make a real impact on engineering delivery and customer outcomes
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 5% matched pension contribution.
- Private healthcare
- The ability to work a 9 day fortnight
.
Important information
Celnor Group and its businesses manage recruitment directly. We do not require agency support for this role and will only engage with recruitment partners from our preferred supplier list where necessary.
We may use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to support parts of the recruitment process. AI is not used for candidate screening, scoring or hiring decisions. All hiring decisions are made by people, for people. Our recruitment systems are ISO 42001 accredited, reflecting our commitment to ethical, transparent and responsible use of technology.
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