Automation Engineering Delivery Manager

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work! These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays).
• Retirement savings plan
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home.
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

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About the role

The Automation Engineering Delivery Manager, will have accountability for planning and delivering Automation Proactive Capital plans, utilising engineering trials and all available data sources to help elongate the life of our assets. You will own commissioning and assurance of all projects.

You will be responsible for

• The Automation Capital Replacement Program across Tesco Distribution, Fulfillment and Stores.
• Delivering automation capital projects, modernisation and upgrades of existing assets and systems.
• Ensuring life cycle planning and asset condition models are in place to remove risk to the Tesco operations and business.
• Leading Commissioning and Assurance on all Capital Replacement and new build projects.
• Ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within budget and best value to business needs.
• Lead technical design and standards on automation capital projects and upgrades.
• Work with procurement and suppliers to ensure business compliance and best practice.
• Lead critical path project schedules and communicate information between various functions with minimal impact to the existing operation.
• Understand operational processes and apply innovation from the current market.

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:

• Tesco Technology Teams
• Tesco Engineering
• Third Party suppliers
• Tesco Finance Teams
• Distribution and Fulflilment Operational teams
• Senior Tesco Director
• Tesco Bengaluru Services
• Tesco Property, Procurement, Delivery teams

People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for in my job:

• 2 direct reports - Capital Assurance Engineers
• £10 million + New and Exiting Capital Management projects
• Safe working practices for external contractors

You will need

• An Engineering degree and experience in delivery of complex projects including mechanical, electrical, safety and controls in automation
• Formal Project management qualifications
• Strong working knowledge of PLC, WCS, WMS and interconnecting technologies 
• Experience in a role with comparable technology

Operation skills relevant for this job:

• Experienced in engineering services, budgetary control and fully conversant with HSE legislation
• Experience in procurement process to deliver value for money proposals and solutions
• Strong history of delivering significant run and maintain projects from inception to operation
• Excellent team player

About us

At Tesco Maintenance, it’s our people that make us one of the leading retail maintenance providers in the UK. We operate in over 3,500 Tesco and One Stop stores, distribution centres, Tesco banks and head offices, to deliver first class maintenance and engineering solutions and support.  

With our comprehensive induction and our technical competency plan, we invest in training for our field colleagues to have the right level of skills and expertise for each role to work safely and provide first-rate asset management across our estate. We create a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated and professional, maximising the level of support we offer to Tesco stores. 

From multi-skilled, to technically-savvy technicians, we’ve got it covered. Our Operations and Maintenance Managers span the entirety of the UK; technically-minded individuals who support our field engineers to get the job done.  Our Engineering team work to introduce a broad spectrum of award-winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.  

Everything we do in Tesco Maintenance is focused on supporting continuous improvement to the overall shopping experience for our customers.