Engineering Lead - #2177900

Engineering Practice Lead – Transformation & Engineering Excellence

Contract | Sheffield | Hybrid working

A leading global organisation is seeking an experienced Engineering Practice Lead to support large‑scale engineering transformation initiatives across multiple technology domains. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys driving maturity uplift, and is passionate about improving engineering culture, standards, and capability.

The Role

As an Engineering Practice Lead, you will play a key role in shaping and uplifting engineering practices across software, data, operations, and infrastructure teams. You’ll partner with Senior Engineering Leaders, HR/L&D, and workforce teams to influence hiring quality, strengthen communities of practice, and embed best‑in‑class engineering standards.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate engineering transformation activities across multiple domains and business functions.
• Baseline engineering maturity, identify gaps, and define uplift plans with engineering leadership.
• Work with HR/L&D to shape training, skills development, and career pathways from graduate to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with workforce teams to raise the calibre of engineering talent hired.
• Support and evolve Communities of Practice to strengthen engineering culture.
• Drive adoption of engineering standards and best practices across diverse technical disciplines.
• Leverage Principal Engineers to evangelise high‑quality engineering behaviours.
• Use data to generate actionable insights and provide visibility into transformation progress.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong communication skills, able to engage effectively with everyone from hands-on engineers and technical teams through to senior leadership and executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience delivering transformational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• An engineering mindset with exposure to multiple technology stacks and experience in at least one discipline.
• Ability to coordinate activities across complex, multi‑domain environments.
• Ability to analyse engineering data and translate it into meaningful insights.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, comfortable engaging large groups and senior technical leaders.
• Familiarity with engineering maturity models, standards, and modern infrastructure components.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in engineering coordination, transformation programmes, or infrastructure‑focused projects.