Electrical Project Engineer

Solutions Driven; Girvan; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected spirits producer based in Scotland is seeking an EC&I Project Engineer to lead capital and improvement projects across their distilling sites. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background with experience in project management and contract governance within regulated industries. You will manage projects from concept through delivery, ensuring safety and efficiency while collaborating closely with site operations. This role offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on sustainability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experienced Project Engineering professional with a track record of delivering complex capital projects.
• Engineering background or strong exposure to working in an EC&I context.
• Strong grounding in project management, HSE, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary capital and improvement projects across distilling sites.
• Support feasibility studies and manage contractors during installation.
• Develop and apply engineering expertise to resolve plant issues.
• Plan and justify future investments for site master plans.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Technical engineering

Job description

• As a EC&I Project Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future operations for a respected Spirits producer based in Scotland. This role is about delivering medium-large sized capital projects which enhance site capabilities, improve efficiency, and ensure our facilities remain best-in-class.
• You’ll work in a multi-disciplinary environment, managing projects from initial concept and business case through to delivery, handover, and post-project review. This is a role for someone who thrives on variety, responsibility, and making a visible difference to both people and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary capital and improvement projects across distilling sites- from concept and business case, supplier sourcing, tendering through to successful delivery and handover.
• Support feasibility studies, develop project designs, and manage contractors during installation and commissioning.
• Develop and apply engineering expertise to resolve plant issues, enhance capacity and productivity, and support sustainability and environmental goals.
• Plan and justify future investments, translating development needs into Site Master Plans, 5-year strategies, and robust CAPEX proposals backed by sound financial analysis.
• Work closely with site operations, maintenance, and HSE as well as report into senior project leadership to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with business requirements.
• Implement structured processes and reporting, driving governance, capital performance tracking, and continuous improvement in project delivery standards.

Person requirements

This is a technical engineering role in a highly regulated environment, requiring a strong combination of technical, contract management and project governance expertise.

• Experienced Project Engineering professional with a track record of delivering complex capital projects
• Engineering background, or strong exposure to working in an EC&I context.
• Ideally coming from a regulated industry such as the drinks, food manufacturing, dairy water, refinery, chemical or pharma sectors
• Strong grounding in project management, HSE, and stakeholder engagement.
• Hands-on, detail-focused, and keen to grow into larger, more complex project responsibilities.