Lead Engineer

COMPLEX CHALLENGES. SMARTER SOLUTIONS

The Lead Engineer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for delivering high quality, customer facing engineering services across the full project lifecycle - from acquisition through execution. You will coordinate and supervise the engineering scope for complex, large scale international projects, ensuring all technical objectives are met within the agreed scope, budget, and schedule.
In this role, you oversee and review engineering deliverables, drive design optimization, and ensure full compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices. You work closely with Design Engineering teams and cross functional project partners to resolve technical issues, safeguard design integrity, and secure seamless execution. As a senior expert, you elevate engineering quality across the organization by coaching others, strengthening collaboration, and contributing to the continuous development of Hilti’s engineering capabilities.
This position requires deep engineering expertise, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to translate complex customer requirements into robust, value engineered solutions. You will collaborate with global project teams, engineering hubs, and internal partners to deliver best in class outcomes. This full time role is available immediately and includes international collaboration and travel (approx. 20%), predominantly within Europe.

What You'll do

• Lead the full engineering scope for international projects, ensuring technical excellence, design optimization, and compliance with standards and best practices.
• Supervise and approve engineering deliverables from Design Engineering teams, ensuring accuracy, integration, and alignment with project requirements.
• Provide expert technical guidance to customers, discipline specialists, and internal stakeholders
• Develop design guidelines and technical inputs for modelers, ensuring high quality documentation and consistent engineering execution.
• Drive QA/QC processes across all engineering activities and ensure adherence to Hilti’s engineering methodologies.
• Coach and mentor Lead Engineer roles and contribute to the development of the broader engineering community through training, knowledge sharing, and best practice exchange.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and global engineering counterparts, fostering collaboration and capability building across markets.
• Collaborate closely with cross functional partners to ensure seamless project execution and technical alignment.
• Act as a role model within Hilti’s engineering community, promoting continuous learning, innovation, and a culture aligned with Hilti’s core values.

What You’ll Bring

• A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in structural, civil, or mechanical engineering, with strong technical and modelling skills.
• Several years of experience delivering engineering work on complex projects, ideally in a multidisciplinary or construction related environment.
• Proficiency with CAD tools, design software, and BIM related workflows, with the ability to ensure compliance with relevant codes and standards.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, able to translate complex requirements into clear, optimized engineering solutions.
• A structured, disciplined working style with strong time management skills and the ability to perform under pressure.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to coach, support, and positively influence others.
• High learning agility, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous professional development

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Good salary and bonus scheme
• Mobility allowance plus ability to claim your kilometers.
• 25 holidays + 3 additional days and 2 additional days if you are not sick during the year.
• A fully paid contribution free pension scheme.
• Free use of our shuttle bus from the metro station to the office.
• Hybrid working environment with options of working 2 days remotely.
• For expats the ability to work from your home country for 3 weeks/ year to be close to family.
• Bike and gym services.

We have a very thorough people review process; unlike any we know of in any other business. We can pair talent with opportunities - developing our people in their current roles or challenging them to work in new ways or in new places. It’s how we find the right fit, further our teams personally and professionally, get the best value for each employee, and increase the job satisfaction.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

For further questions, please feel free to contact Nicolette Spanjersberg ([email protected])