Lead Project Engineer — Food Manufacturing & Automation

Proseal UK Limited; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JBT Marel is seeking an experienced Project Engineer for our Adlington site in Macclesfield, Cheshire. This full-time role involves managing complex engineering projects from concept through to handover, with responsibility for cost, scope, and delivery, in a structured governance framework.

You will coordinate customers, internal teams and suppliers to ensure safe, on-time project delivery while driving continuous improvement and value.

Qualifications

• Proven experience independently managing technical projects from concept through manufacture, installation and final delivery.
• Proven experience within engineering, manufacturing, machinery, or automation.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Structured governance, risk management and change control approach.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects from concept through delivery and close-out.
• Execute projects in line with scope, technical requirements, deliverables and responsibilities.
• Maintain project plans, milestones, actions, risks, dependencies and governance evidence.
• Lead project reviews and ensure actions, decisions and approvals are recorded.
• Coordinate internal teams, suppliers and customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Control changes to scope, specification, cost, resources and delivery dates.
• Monitor progress, cost and margin, escalating risks early.
• Coordinate FAT, PDI, SAT, installation and commissioning activities.
• Ensure validation, handover and close-out requirements are completed or assigned.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Technical drawing interpretation

Job description

JBT Marel is seeking an experienced Project Engineer for our Adlington site in Macclesfield, Cheshire. This full-time role involves managing complex engineering projects from concept through to handover, with responsibility for cost, scope, and delivery, in a structured governance framework.

You will coordinate customers, internal teams and suppliers to ensure safe, on-time project delivery while driving continuous improvement and value.