Engineering Project Manager - Bedfordshire

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

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking an Engineering Project Manager in Bedfordshire to oversee all installation and modification projects for an FMCG manufacturer. The successful candidate will manage project planning, budget control, and liaise with suppliers across Europe. Strong experience in manufacturing and engineering is essential. The role requires travel and knowledge of engineering principles. Competitive salary of £50,000 - £57,000 with additional benefits is offered.

Benefits

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, engineering & production.
• Ability to travel overseas as needed.
• Engineering background with electrical and mechanical understanding.
• Experience liaising with suppliers & OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Manage new installation & modification projects.
• Plan projects related to civils, production & packaging machinery.
• Define project specifications and prepare technical documentation.
• Control budget for each project and report on timeframes.

Skills

Project planning

Budget control

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Technical specifications

Spanish (conversational)

Job description

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 really closely with the engineering team on functionality and the commissioning phases
• Liaise with other project managers across Europe, travel overseas to meet suppliers & OEM's
• 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, OEM's 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 & OEM's for production & packaging machinery / systems

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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.

Job Tenure: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £57,000 per annum + Bonus

Location: Bedfordshire