Position : Project Engineer
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
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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.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