Engineering Project Manager

Hunter Selection Limited; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking an Engineering Project Manager for a renowned FMCG manufacturer in Bedfordshire. This role involves managing new installation and modification projects, ensuring effective budget control, and drafting technical specifications. An engineering background is essential, along with experience in liaising with suppliers and OEMs. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate strong project planning skills and be willing to travel overseas.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, engineering, and production.
• Experience liaising with suppliers and OEMs.
• Understanding of electrical, mechanical, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Manage installation and modification projects.
• Control budgets and prepare project specifications.
• Work with engineering teams on functionality.

Skills

Project planning

Budget control

Communication

Organizational skills

Technical specification production

Conversational Spanish

Job description

Overview

Engineering Project Manager Bedfordshire (MK40)

£50,000-£57,000 + Bonus

Our client is a leading FMCG manufacturer that is making a huge investment in their factory over the next 5 years. Due to this growth and new production lines & utilities equipment being installed, they are looking for an experience Engineering Project Manager to lead all capital & CAPEX projects on site.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage all new installation & modification projects
• Responsible for planning projects associated with civils, production & packaging machinery, utilities, chemicals & IT systems
• Allocate resources, communicate project objectives, create workflow plans
• Work closely with the engineering team on functionality and the commissioning phases
• Liaise with other project managers across Europe, travel overseas to meet suppliers & OEMs
• Carry out meetings with suppliers, plant managers, procurement managers and contractors
• Define project specifications - prepare technical documentation for new installations
• Draft specifications for requesting technical bids from suppliers, OEMs and assign projects
• Control the budget for each project and report on timeframes, costings, availability, mapping

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience of working in manufacturing, FMCG, engineering & production
• Happy to travel overseas if needed
• Must have come from an engineering background - understand electrical, mechanical, automation
• Any knowledge of IT Systems projects would be beneficial
• Highly organised, open & honest person
• Strong project planning, mapping, budget control and forecasting
• Ideally able to speak conversational Spanish
• Able to produce technical specifications for projects
• Experience of liaising daily with suppliers & OEMs for production & packaging machinery/systems

To apply please email your CV / resume to [e-mail] - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.