Durham
The Client My client is a leading international technology manufacturer headquartered in County Durham and is looking for a people-driven Head of R&D to lead best-in-class NPD delivery. This is a highly hands-on role, focused on execution, product lifecycle excellence and compliance - not strategic R&D oversight or architectural ownership About the Role Reporting to the Global Head of R&D, the Head of R&D will drive high-quality, on-time product development and sustaining engineering across the business unit portfolio, with full accountability for product compliance to all relevant standards and regulations. Leading UK-based engineering and product compliance teams, the role works closely with European R&D leadership to align priorities, accelerate execution, and deliver consistently strong performance across sites. Main Responsibilities Engineering Delivery & Execution • Own delivery of UK-based engineering projects (scope, timeline, quality), • Drive predictable execution through structured planning, tracking, and accountability, • Align engineering capacity with project priorities and business needs, • Establish and manage delivery KPIs (cycle time, on-time delivery, throughput) Product Lifecycle & Sustaining Engineering • Own engineering support for the existing product portfo...