Technical Manager - Controls: Volution Ventilation UK

Job Title: Technical Manager - Controls
Reports to: UK Engineering Delivery Director
Date completed/Reviewed: 18/02/26

Job Purpose

The Technical Manager (Controls) is responsible for leading, developing, and managing the Controls Team, ensuring the efficient delivery of electronic controls, embedded software, and digital functionality across the company’s ventilation product portfolio.
The role centers on team leadership, resource planning, workload management, and work package definition, ensuring that engineering capability is used effectively to meet project, compliance, and business objectives.
While not acting as the subject-matter expert for every discipline, the Technical Manager must possess strong foundational knowledge of electronics and control systems to guide decision making, challenge appropriately, and provide technical direction—while relying on specialists within the team for deep technical expertise.

Main duties

To always work in a safe manner without putting themselves, colleagues or members of the public at risk.
Technical Leadership & Strategy
• Provide clear leadership to a multidisciplinary team of hardware, firmware, and systems engineers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and product roadmaps.
• Define, communicate, and maintain work packages, engineering deliverables, and design expectations for all controls-related activities.
• Oversee line management responsibilities including performance reviews, objective setting, skills development, and recruitment.
• Build capability within the team, encouraging ownership, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Offer overarching technical guidance on electronics and controls topics, ensuring alignment and good engineering practice, while relying on specialists in the team to resolve complex technical details.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Test & Compliance, Operations, and Product Management to ensure seamless project delivery.

Job holder requirements

Experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing an engineering design team, ideally covering electronics, embedded controls, or electromechanical products.
• Proven ability to manage engineering workloads, balance competing priorities, and deliver projects through structured work-package management.
• Demonstrated experience developing team capability, mentoring engineers, and leading multidisciplinary design activities.

Personal Qualities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to innovate within constraints.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Passion for energy-efficient, sustainable technologies.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on problem solving.