Interim Project Engineer

Staffline; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffline is seeking an Interim Project Engineer to support a major UK manufacturing expansion. The role focuses on defining scope, technical solutions, costs, risks and investment requirements to enable funding decisions.

Primarily on-site with some hybrid work, location near East Midlands/West Midlands border. Responsibilities include utilities, factory services, FEED and front-end development, URS, contractor engagement and project governance, with autonomous contractor delivery through a Ltd

Qualifications

• Define and support project scope, technical solution, costs, risks, programme and investment requirements.
• Experience delivering utility and factory services projects within manufacturing.
• Ability to work autonomously as a contractor through a Ltd Company.

Responsibilities

• Utilities & Factory Services
• Electrical infrastructure and power distribution
• Compressed air generation and distribution networks
• Industrial pumping systems, Wastewater treatment and environmental systems
• Process utilities and related factory services upgrades
• FEED, feasibility activities and front-end project development
• URS development, tender engagement and contractor interface
• Management of engineering work packages and schedule development

Job description

• Job Title: Interim Project Engineer
• Job Type: Interim Contract Engineering Factory services Consultant
• Factory Services & Utilities (Outside IR35)
• £350-£450/day target; expenses if required , local resource to the site preferred
• Primarily on-site, some hybrid
• Initial 3 Months, potential to extend to 12 months following feasibility, FEED and project approval
• Major Manufacturing Expansion Programme
• Outside IR35 | Ltd Company Contractors Welcome
• Location: East Midlands / West Midlands Border, Derbyshire, commutable from Leicester, Tamworth, Lichfield, Burton, Derby, Uttoxeter, Stafford etc
• Client: Large multi-site Manufacturer
• Start: ASAP, ideally within 2 weeks

We are supporting a major UK manufacturing organisation, a highly confidential manufacturing transformation and facility expansion programme

This is an NDA protected assignment and recruitment process.

The purpose is to help define and support project scope, technical solution, costs, risks, programme and investment requirements to make an informed funding decision.

This assignment forms part of the feasibility, front-end engineering, scoping and business justification phase of a significant CAPEX investment. Introduction of new manufacturing technologies, process innovation, infrastructure upgrades and the development of new production facility, mixing blending etc

We are seeking an experienced Interim Project Engineer Manager, Manufacturing Services Engineer, Interim Plant Services Engineer or Contract Engineering Project Consultant to support the development and delivery of critical factory services, utilities and manufacturing infrastructure workstreams.

Suited to engineering consultants with experience in Plant Services Engineering, Manufacturing Utilities, Factory Infrastructure, Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Process Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Building Products, Chemicals, Materials Processing etc.

Consultants should be able to demonstrate experience delivering utility and factory services projects within manufacturing, including Factory expansion or new build projects, Process manufacturing facilities, Building products, FMCG, chemicals, coatings, paints, aggregates or materials processing industries are ideal.

Your company will be engaged on an outcomes-based consultancy basis and should be comfortable operating autonomously, providing specialist expertise and delivering agreed project milestones through their own Limited Company.

Project Scope - Interim Project Engineer

The programme centres around the development and implementation of an innovative manufacturing process involving:

• Introduction of new raw materials and manufacturing technologies
• Manufacturing process redesign and optimisation
• Development of new production methods and operating philosophies
• Upgraded plant utilities and factory services infrastructure

Key areas of responsibility will include:

• Utilities & Factory Services
• Electrical infrastructure and power distribution
• Compressed air generation and distribution networks.
• Industrial pumping systems, Wastewater treatment and environmental systems, Process utilities
• Ancillary plant and support equipment, Ventilation and extraction systems
• Factory services upgrades and expansion, Front-End Project Development, FEED and feasibility activities
• Development of User Requirement Specifications (URS), Tender and contractor engagement, OEM
• Management of engineering work packages, Coordination of consultants, contractors and suppliers
• Engineering governance and reporting, Project planning and schedule development.