Design Engineer & Project Lead

Contained Air Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Contained Air Solutions is seeking a Project Manager / Design Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead customer projects from concept to delivery. You will work across Contracts, Design, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Service and Installation, ensuring technical accuracy, timely planning and commercial control.

The role combines design engineering with project leadership, offering training to develop management capabilities while you build on your technical background and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Degree/HND in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• Experience reading 2D/3D CAD drawings and applying engineering principles.
• Ability to plan work, keep records, and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication across departments and with customers.
• Analytical, methodical with readiness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned projects from internal handover to final completion, working to agreed scope, programme, quality and cost requirements.
• Review customer orders, specifications, quotations, drawings and contractual requirements, escalating omissions, conflicts or risks promptly.
• Prepare and maintain project plans, action lists, design schedules, risk and issue logs, and progress reports.
• Coordinate information and actions across Design, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Testing and Installation.
• Arrange and contribute to internal and customer project meetings, issue notes and follow up actions.
• Monitor milestones, long-lead items, design approvals, manufacturing progress, testing, delivery and installation dates.
• Identify potential delays, cost increases, technical problems and changes to scope, and raise them with the responsible manager.
• Support the management of variations by recording the reason, technical impact, programme impact and associated cost for approval.
• Maintain accurate project records, correspondence, approvals and close-out documentation.
• Build professional relationships with customers and suppliers, providing updates within delegated authority.
• Produce and maintain weekly project reports with the Design Engineer for customers and Production.

Skills

Project management

2D/3D CAD (SolidWorks)

Microsoft Office proficiency

Cross-department collaboration

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree/HND in mechanical engineering or related

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP systems

Microsoft Project

Job description

Contained Air Solutions is seeking a Project Manager / Design Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead customer projects from concept to delivery. You will work across Contracts, Design, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Service and Installation, ensuring technical accuracy, timely planning and commercial control.

The role combines design engineering with project leadership, offering training to develop management capabilities while you build on your technical background and collaborate with