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Engineering Manager

The simPRO Group

The simPRO Group

Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Remote
Posted on May 5, 2025

First Things First - What We Can Offer You

  • Leave to foster personal connections, health & overall well-being
  • Emloyee Assistance Program
  • Generous Parental Leave Program
  • Paid Volunteer Leave Days
  • Public Holiday Exchange Scheme
  • Delicious, free, chef-prepared lunch daily on site
  • Enjoy up to 4 weeks a year of flexible 'Work from Anywhere' time!
  • Talent Referral Program – get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
  • Casual dress and relaxed office environment
  • Fun team camaraderie and events
  • Opportunities for career progression and development
  • Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines
  • A range of other fantastic benefits!
  • Check out our website for more about working at Simpro Group https://www.simprogroup.com/uk/company/careers#positions

The Job

The Engineering Manager is responsible for the management, development, delivery, and support of the Simpro suite of products. This is done by managing and directing the associated software development teams to deliver the strategies and achieve the goals set by the Directors and Executive Team.

ClockShark, a Simpro Group subsidiary, is a leading time-tracking and scheduling platform built specifically for construction, field service, and trades businesses.

What You’ll Do

  • Foster productive, engaged, and positive team dynamics to maintain low staff turnover and absenteeism

  • Track the progress of sprints, releases, and deadlines; adjust and reassign team members as needed

  • Coordinate cross-departmental needs and timelines to ensure smooth and timely delivery

  • Align release dates and major milestones with business goals and dependencies

  • Support Development Team Leads with scheduling, resource allocation, and planning

  • Define and refine functional requirements in collaboration with product and business stakeholders

  • Set and manage delivery timeframes with clarity and accountability

  • Champion software quality and agile best practices throughout the development lifecycle

  • Provide mentorship and career development guidance to engineering team members

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience in engineering leadership roles within SaaS or product-focused organizations

  • Strong technical background, including hands-on experience with .NET and related technologies

  • A solid understanding of agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)

  • Demonstrated ability to lead distributed development teams and deliver complex software projects

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a knack for cross-functional collaboration

  • Strong problem-solving abilities, with a focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability

  • Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a plus

  • A growth mindset, with a passion for continuous improvement and team development

Core values required of all Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark employees:

While experience in the above areas will be highly considered, it’s important to note it will be secondary to the person with the right determination, attitude and compatibility. Our culture and core values are very important to us:

We Are One Team

We Are Customer Centric
We Are Growth Minded
We Are Accountable
We Celebrate Success

Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark are equal opportunity employers with a best-of-class onboarding program and supportive team environments. We embrace and support culture diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity. Aboriginals, Torres Strait Islanders and minority groups are encouraged to apply. .

Visit simprogroup.com/au/company/careers to learn more about us and our values.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all candidates for their application.

*Please note, no agencies will be accepted in the recruitment of this role.