Mechanical Project Engineer

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics is seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer to join their team in Huddersfield. This role involves managing project documentation, preparing project scopes, and supporting the project manager. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience.

Key qualifications include HSEQ certification and project management skills. The position entails interaction with construction teams, and requires strong proficiency in MS Office and drafting tools.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• 5 years of experience in an equivalent role.
• HSEQ qualification (i.e. IOSH) is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare overall project scope, costs, and schedules.
• Manage project documentation deliverables including final documentation packs.
• Facilitate technical and project reviews and approvals.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Budget management

Technical documentation

Team leadership

Engineering design process

Education

Degree / HND in Mechanical Engineering

HSEQ qualification (i.e. IOSH)

Level 4 Project Control / Management Qualification

Tools

MS Office

Drafting tools

Job description

Mechanical Project Engineer - Huddersfield

Altrad are currently looking for an Mechanical Project Engineer to join our team at Syngenta in HUddersfield.

Key Deliverables

• Prepare overall project scope, costs and schedules
• Support project manager with development of the project programme
• Contribute to process risk assessments (PRAs)
• Liaise with construction teams to gather information – scope, estimates, methods of working, constructability, change
• Coordinate the design process and team(s) activities, and ensure input from stakeholders – customers, operations, constructors, subcontractors, suppliers, maintenance
• Facilitate a team of multi-discipline designers and engineers in the development of a fully detailed and approved detail design, ensuring all required aspects are considered (standards, directives, specifications and processes)
• Manage the procurement and expedition of equipment and materials, including the review and technical approval of specifications, purchase requisitions, acceptance criteria, supplier documentation and validation of performance
• Liaise with planning dept to provide accurate resource and schedule information
• Facilitate technical and project reviews and approvals
• Manage the production, issuing and control of project documentation deliverables, including final documentation packs
• Support the construction and commissioning phases of the project
• Manage the technical query process
• Define the commissioning and training (operation and maintenance) procedures
• Review critical spares requirements and manage initial stores inventory
• Take responsibility of the project(s) hand over and completion
• Collate, manage and report key indicator data – programme, cost, change, quality
• HSEQ engagement (audit, TBT, etc)

Key Requirements / Qualifications

• Required:
  • Degree / HND or equivalent in a Mechanical Engineering discipline
  • HSEQ qualification (i.e. IOSH)
• Preferable:
  • Level 4 Project Control / Management Qualification
  • CompEx – ExF (foundation) or Ex11 (Mechanical) or Ex12 (Application Design Engineers)
  • Pressure Directive (PED) awareness / conformance
  • CDM regulations

Experience & Knowledge

• 5 years recent experienced in an equivalent role
• Industrial sector Engineering
• COMAH Tier 1 Process Manufacturing Environment
• Maintenance, shutdown / outage, project, OPEX & CAPEX
• Functional Safety
• ATEX directive
• Pressure equipment directive
• CDM
• Project delivery lifecycle and processes
• Engineering design process
• Document control process
• Procurement & expediting processes
• All major Engineering disciplines – mechanical, structural, piping, EC&I, civil, process, etc
• Equipment, material and method specification
• Industrial plant construction, installation, maintenance and modification processes
• Verification processes – pre-commissioning, commissioning, hand-over
• Commercial processes – estimating, budget, programme
• Strong PC skills – MS Office, drafting tools, document databases, specialist Engineering design tools
• Risk management
• Budget management
• Team leadership and management
• Reporting and presenting
• Planning and scheduling
• Strong presentation skills