Project Design Engineer in Greater Manchester

Energy Jobline ZR; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy job board is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to manage exciting turnkey engineering projects. The successful candidate will have 5–10 years of relevant experience, strong technical and project management skills, and the ability to deliver projects on time and within budget. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including pension and private medical, in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Benefits

Pension (5% Employee / 3% Employer)

Private Medical

Profit related bonus

Flexible start/finish

Qualifications

• 5–10 years’ experience managing or coordinating capital equipment or turnkey engineering projects.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on time, on budget and to high customer satisfaction.
• Confident interpreting engineering drawings/technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Producing 3D models and detailed 2D drawings for plant layouts.
• Managing project schedules, budgets, and procurement.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to specification, on time and within budget.

Skills

Project management

Strong CAD skills (3D and 2D design)

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Education

Engineering qualification/technical background

Job description

Overview

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Role

Project Engineer

Capital Equipment Projects

Competitive Salary + Pension + Private Medical + Flexi start/finish

Are you an experienced Project Engineer looking to take ownership of exciting, turnkey engineering projects from concept to completion?

Responsibilities

Join an organisation with over 125 years experience designing and delivering innovative technology and process systems used in blue chip companies across industries including food, chemical, and pharmaceuticals.

As a Project Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering bespoke and standard materials handling systems that meet the highest technical and quality standards. Working closely with clients, suppliers and internal teams, you will ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to specification.

This is a hands-on, engineering-driven position that spans the full project lifecycle — from sales handover through design, procurement, build, installation and customer handover.

Key Responsibilities:

• Producing 3D models and detailed 2D drawings for plant layouts and general arrangements.
• Managing project schedules, budgets and procurement.
• Delivery of multiple projects to time plans, cost, quality and safety
• Manage all stages: design, procurement, 3rd party equipment selection, subcontractor management, build, testing, and customer handover.
• Provide regular project updates and maintain strong communication with customers.
• Ensure projects are delivered to specification, on time and within budget.
• Manage risk and customer expectations
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure engineering and commercial alignment.
• Support commissioning and customer acceptance on site as required.

About You

We are looking for a proactive, organised candidate with strong technical and project management skills.

Essential:

• 5–10 years’ experience managing or coordinating capital equipment or turnkey engineering projects, preferably materials handling, conveying or process systems.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on time, on budget and to high customer satisfaction.
• Engineering qualification/technical background
• Confident interpreting engineering drawings/technical specifications.
• Strong CAD skills (3D and 2D design).
• Familiarity with ISO9001, ATEX, the Machinery Directive, and related industry standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites in the UK and occasionally overseas.
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Background in powder handling, bulk solids, process equipment, or related capital machinery.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package including: pension (5% Er / 3% Ee), Private Medical, Profit related bonus, Flexible start/finish
• Opportunity to work on technically diverse and challenging projects for major blue chip companies.
• Supportive, collaborative working environment in a global engineering group.
• Career development opportunities within an international organisation.

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