Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering

Help build award winning digital web and mobile apps, drive technical excellence and change!

• Leading and managing web, mobile and API development teams
• Hybrid working within Bournemouth, Dorset
• Salary £80k - £90k plus benefits

We are looking for a Head of Engineering to join a digital and multiple award-winning technology company currently delivering web and mobile apps to well-known charity organisations.

Reporting to our CEO, you will be responsible for leading our teams to enable the successful delivery and management of web and mobile apps.

This is a great opportunity to make a big impact in a fast-growing digital development environment. The role will be broad, varied with a range of challenges and opportunities that requires a committed and engaging individual with a long-term mindset.

Day to Day:

• Provide Strategic Guidance
• Lead and Mentor teams
• Drive Technical Innovation
• Collaborate Across Teams
• Support Commercial activities
• Maintain Security and Compliance

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage a technically minded engineering and development team
• Oversee alignment of technology, process and components across teams to enhance engineering lifestyle
• Being part of the senior management team and together with driving business strategy and direction
• Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures.
• Ensure that our products continue to converge as one platform
• Lead and progress the core platform transformation project as a top priority
• Drive forward new development projects to delivery within agreed timescales
• Organise, motivate, develop and as necessary, recruit, the software development teams
• Ensure software is appropriately configurable and customisable to meet customer needs

Skills & experience

• A technical appreciation and previous development history with a range of technology which might include:
• UX/UI Interface, PHP, LAMP, MVC JavaScript, HTML5, Node JS, JSON, Mobile Apps (iOS, Android), AWS, MVC frameworks
• Combined business, software development management, team leadership, and technology experience
• Extensive people management experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

How to Apply:

Please send your CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for immediate consideration.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.