Project Engineer

• Salary: £60,000 - £68,000 per annum
• Hybrid working: 3 days based in the office, 2 days remote working.
• Annual Company Bonus
• Annual Leave - 25 days increasing to 28 after 6 years’ service.
• Defined Contribution Pension - Employer 16% / Employee 11% (maximum)
• Life Assurance Flexitime

Our client is a leading nuclear technology company that specialise in designing and manufacturing technology for the nuclear sector. They currently require the services of a Project Engineer to join their technical services team based in Capenhurst, Chester. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned work packages related to provision of equipment and services.
• Ensure effective communication with Client, project team members and supply-chain organisations.
• Provide a liaison channel to other functional groups.
• Proactively plan and agree own work sequences and timetables in consultation with Project/Technical Services Managers.
• Support the Project/Technical Services Managers in the overall successful delivery of projects and work packages.
• Liaise with engineers and suppliers to ensure that equipment and services supplied meet all design, quality and technical requirements.
• Responsible for monitoring progress against project schedules to meet milestones and controlling cost against budgets.
• Ensure compliance with all the project procedures including involvement with generating specific project procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring that equipment and services designed and procured for projects and work packages are supplied to the correct quality, cost, and project timescales.
• Monitor and control contractor and supplier activities through visits and meetings to ensure delivery on schedule.
• Manage the progress of contractor and supplier documentation being reviewed by engineers.
• Share and contribute to the high level of safety requirements on the project including participation in safety audits.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory and security requirements.

Candidate specification:

• A good quality degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a relevant design engineering environment.
• Experience of working in the nuclear industry is preferred but experience in any large process industry is acceptable.
• Awareness of and ability to apply contract management and contracts law.
• Good knowledge and experience of project management tools and techniques.
• Good knowledge and experience of planning and cost control tools and processes.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Commitment to delivery of objectives.
• Sound financial knowledge and management of budgets.
• Flexible approach and willing to undertake UK and Overseas travel.
• Minimum Security Clearance (SC).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of computer literacy.
• An ability to speak French or German in addition to English would be an advantage.

For more information, please contact Scarlet Wilson.