Engineering Project Manager

Hexcel; Duxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel seeks an Engineering Projects Manager for its Duxford, UK site. You will lead full project lifecycles for specialist projects, coordinate internal teams and on-site sub-contractors, and ensure projects meet scope, cost and schedule while maintaining safety standards.

The role requires a mechanical engineering background, strong communication skills, and a track record in manufacturing project management. On-site work at Hexcel locations worldwide supports continued growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering qualification or professional status.
• Experience in project engineering/management in a multi-national manufacturing environment.
• Commercial awareness to keep projects on budget and schedule.
• Knowledge of plant equipment and automated systems.
• Experience with commissioning processes and risk mitigation techniques for engineering projects.
• Resource planning to ensure stakeholders are engaged and costs are controlled.
• Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication at all levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full project life cycle for specialist projects and installations.
• Support the proposal process from conception to completion, including planning and health and safety compliance.
• Coordinate support and sub-contractors on site.
• Ensure tender specifications stay within budget.
• Ensure timely project implementation and fit-for-purpose equipment.
• Assess engineering risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular updates to the Projects, Engineering and Maintenance Manager.
• Plan resources/headcount to keep projects on time with stakeholders involved.
• Promote high standards of conduct and compliance on site.
• Identify and mitigate risks to deliver projects on time, cost and scope.
• Line manage the projects team, including performance reviews and training.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Resource planning

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification/professional status

Tools

Plant equipment

Automated systems

Commissioning processes

Job description

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.” Hexcel is currently seeking an Engineering Projects Manager for our Duxford, UK location. The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full project life cycle for specialist projects and installations, facilitating technical decisions and identifying all factors involved e.g., strategic, high value and novel projects like but not limited to CMF1 re-energization.
• Support the proposal process (conception to completion) including planning and ensuring health and safety standards are maintained.
• Co-ordination of relevant support and collaboration required from colleagues, and management of project related sub-contractors on site.
• Supporting the Projects, Engineering and Maintenance Manager to ensure tender specifications are within budget.
• Ensure that project implementation is timely, and the quality of the product design (supplied equipment) is fit for purpose, compliant with business and customer requirements and in-line with our project specifications.
• Fully assess engineering risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide consistent and regular updates and reports to the Projects, Engineering and Maintenance Manager
• Work closely with the Projects, Engineering and Maintenance Manager to plan resource and recommend sufficient headcount is available to keep projects on time, and that key stakeholders are involved at the right time every time.
• Consistently promote high standards of conduct and work performance for all company and third-party personnel working on the project to ensure full compliance with company procedures and Statutory Regulations
• Identify and mitigate risks and successfully deliver important development projects within agreed time, cost, and scope e.g., R&T projects.
• Line manager responsibility for projects team including performance reviews, training requests, and ensuring targets are met.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering qualification/professional status
• Experience in a project engineering/management experience in a multi-national manufacturing organization
• Commercial awareness to ensure projects are working to budget and schedule.
• Product and industry knowledge of plant equipment, automated systems
• Working knowledge of commissioning processes, and managing and mitigating risks utilizing specific techniques for engineering projects
• Planning of resource to ensure key stakeholders are engaged and resource readily available when needed, and management of costs for the engineering work within the allocated budget.
• Able to handle multiple, competing priorities.
• Must be an effective communicator with people at all levels of the business, written and verbal.
• Must be driven, enthusiastic, autonomous, and self-motivated.

Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country where the position is based.

About Hexcel

Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fibre, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.