Project Engineer

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bridgwater is looking for a Project Engineer to manage projects from start to finish. You will collaborate closely with sales and operations teams and ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards. The ideal candidate has at least three years of experience in project management, excellent organizational skills, and a proactive attitude. This role offers competitive benefits, including a pension and flexible work hours.

Benefits

Company pension

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a project management environment (minimum 3 years).
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Highly organized and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end cycle of various smaller scale projects.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance.
• Communicate project status effectively to stakeholders.

Skills

Good communication

Organisation

Proactivity

Leadership skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client prides itself on delivering excellence in innovation, design, precision machining and ‘turn key’ ferrous and non-ferrous fabricated solutions. As a highly responsive and creative engineering company, they offer customers unrivalled levels of customer service, technical expertise, and operational support. They continually invest in and adopt leading-edge technologies across their design facilities and production processes and offer comprehensive support across a range of skills.

We currently have a vacancy for a Project Engineer to join the project management team. The Project Engineer will be responsible for the full end to end cycle of various smaller scale projects while ensuring Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance is maintained. You will provide outstanding customer service and be effective with communicating with members of the internal Sales and Operations teams to ensure efficient delivery of projects. Experience within engineering, construction or a similar industry is essential for this role but any regulated industry experience would be preferable.

This role would suit someone who is highly organised, proactive, and looking to build on their project management skills.

Duties

• Working with the Sales Team to finalise order details, plan, execute, and finalise projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
• Conduct project meetings and communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Manage project resources including personnel, equipment, and materials.
• Ensure quality assurance processes are implemented throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor and track project progress and handle any issues that arise.
• Prepare and present reports on project progress, risks, and outcomes to management.
• Working with both production and site teams to achieve accurate delivery.
• Build and maintain relationships with both internal and external stake holders.

Key Skills

• Good communication – The role will require regular communication with management and members within the project team, customers and sub-contractors / suppliers.
• Organisation – The role will require someone who can multitask, effectively communicate project progress and maintain customer expectations.
• Attitude - We are looking for someone who always wants to learn and always wants to push themselves and the team forward. There will be opportunities for career progression for candidates that demonstrate the right attitude.

Experience

• Proven experience (3 year minimum) in a project management environment.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office software.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

If you are a highly organized individual with excellent leadership skills and a proven track record in managing projects from start to finish, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday (8 : 00am-5 : 00pm) - Flexible
• Opportunity for eventual WFH (2 days per week)

Experience

• Engineering Project Management : 1 year (preferred)