Job Description
Position : Project Engineer
Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below.
Please note : this a technical project lead role and whilst some project management skills are valuable, we are looking for someone who is customer facing but also strong with mechanical engineering principles such as materials handling design, structural steel design, FEA and loads, design for welding and fabrication, material selection et
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Location : South Yorkshire with regular and frequent time on customer sites worldwi
deHybrid : No. This role is office based if not on a customer si
teSalary : Negotiable but likely to be £60,000 - £80,0
00
Purpos
- e:
Responsible to the Head of Engineering, you will take technical responsibility for project execution and engineering deliverables in accordance with contract and the agreed timel
ine.This role is very much a technical position with elements of project management / project delivery involved. It is not simply managing the delivery of the pro
jectYou will be responsible for assigned portion of product design and development process, ensuring project schedules are mainta
inedMonitor progress, identify any areas of concern, escalate & manage customer expectati
ons.Support sales and prepare the data analysis and collection before the project st
art.Support colleagues during technical and commercial negotiati
ons.Planning across multiple project milestones and resources to ensure engineering is delivered on
timeEnsure designs are within project cost constra
intsManage engineering resources, internal and external to suit project requirem
entsManage delivery of motor and components list and coordinate with automation
deptVisit sites worldwide to attend meetings, monitor erection and commissio
ningBe able to read and understand technical drawings (mechanical, electrical and pipi
ng).Worldwide Customer visits occasionally required for kick off, progress meetings and site problem sol
ving
Qualifications & Experience: (desirable and/or essent
- ial)
A degree level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or very similar is ess
entialPost graduate qualifications or professional accreditations are beneficial - MEng, CE
ng etcYou will have excellent working knowledge of Microsoft programmes; in particular, Word formatting and overall documentation presentation s
kills.Good communication and team working skills both oral and written; with proven clear and effective communication skills in both formal and informal business environ
ments.Good analytical and engineering problem-solving ability looking at overall results and finer de
tails.Ability to deliver technical / engineering quality results under pr
essureAbility to remain self-moti
vated.Experience undertaking structured writing in the form of technical re
ports. xwwtmva Working experience within technical structures for materials handling, kinetic architecture or similar s
ectorsFabrication / Steelwork Design experience is bene
ficialEvidence of project management experience or understanding is beneficial although the role is very much technically
biasedPlanning skills, on-time delivery of assig
nmentsExperience of 2D and 3D CAD is very much preferred (AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor & PLM experience a plus). The ability to read and understand engineering drawings is ess
ential