Senior Engineering Manager – Compressor Technical Authority

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role

At Sulzer, we are innovators with a rich engineering heritage and a future ‑ focused mindset. To strengthen our Services business across Europe & Africa (EUA), we are looking for a senior engineering leader to drive innovation, technical excellence, and commercial impact across Steam Turbines and Compressors (STC) .

As a key member of the STC Team , you will develop and lead the engineering innovation and technical strategy for Compressors . You will strengthen engineering capabilities across the region, introduce best ‑ practice technical processes, and support service growth through high ‑ quality repair, retrofit, and reverse ‑ engineering solutions.

This is a high ‑ impact , regionally accountable role combining deep technical leadership, commercial awareness, and strong stakeholder engagement .

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Lead engineering strategy & innovation for Compressors within Services E urope and Africa .

• Build strong relationships and coordinate support from global Sulzer specialist engineering teams and selected external partners.

• Develop and grow engineering competencies required to support current and future service business needs.

• Identify technical risks and commercial opportunities related to STC repair, retrofit, and upgrade solutions.

• Identify capability gaps and create actionable resource and development plans to address them.

• Establish and implement best ‑ practice engineering processes to ensure quality, safety, and compliance standards are consistently met.

• Support and guide reverse ‑ engineering activities with local and regional engineering teams.

• Technical excellence, quality, and engineering governance across Compressors in Services EUA.

• Influencing engineering standards, processes, and innovation priorities aligned with Sulzer’s global strategy.

Competencies & behaviours required

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate :

• Strong technical leadership and credibility with senior engineers and customers.

• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills .

• Proven relationship ‑ building and stakeholder management ability across global matrix organisations.

• High commercial acumen with cost awareness and customer focus.

• Ability to act independently , prioritise effectively, and manage complex workloads.

• Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic service ‑ driven environment.

• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and quality standards.

Qualifications, experience & knowledge required

• Degree in Engineering (or HNC with extensive relevant engineering experience).

• Minimum 15 years’ experience with a rotating equipment OEM or service provider.

• At least 10 years’ experience in fundamental design of steam turbines and/or centrifugal compressors >10 MW .

• Strong knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements .

• Proven experience in component design, reverse engineering, analysis, and manufacturing related to steam turbines and/or centrifugal compressors.

• Experience supporting service, repair, retrofit, and aftermarket environments is highly advantageous .

What we offer you

• A senior technical leadership role with regional impact and global visibility .

• The opportunity to shape Sulzer’s engineering strategy and innovation agenda within the Steam Turbines and Compressors BU

• Exposure to complex, high ‑ value customer challenges across the EUA region.

• A collaborative, engineering ‑ driven culture focused on innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Strong career development opportunities within a global industrial leader.

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

Summary

• Location: Birmingham HQ
• Type: Full time