Project Engineer

Orion Electrotech - Midlands; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Electrotech - Midlands is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Project Engineer to lead complex process engineering projects in a specialist environment. This role covers the full lifecycle from quotation through installation and handover, with project values from £10,000 to £1 million.

You will coordinate design, manufacturing and installation teams, manage subcontractors, and maintain strong relationships with customers.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engineering or technical projects.
• Strong understanding of mechanical or process engineering environments.
• Experience managing customer relationships and project stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness with exposure to quotations, costs and budgets.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from quotation and order stage through to installation and final handover.
• Act as the main point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle, providing technical expertise from design to installation.
• Prepare quotations and support commercial discussions.
• Coordinate internal engineering, manufacturing and installation teams.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers.
• Plan project schedules, resources and budgets.
• Conduct site visits and customer meetings when required.
• Monitor project progress and address technical or commercial challenges.
• Ensure compliance with quality, health & safety and relevant industry standards.

Skills

Project management

CAD knowledge

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Communication skills

Tools

CAD software (AutoCAD)

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Engineer looking to step into a Project Management role, or an established Project Manager seeking a fresh challenge within a specialist engineering environment? We are recruiting on behalf of a growing engineering business delivering complex process engineering projects across a wide range of industrial sectors. With project values ranging from £10,000 to £1 million, this role offers the opportunity to take technical projects from initial concept through to successful completion.

The Role

The Project Manager / Project Engineer will be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of multiple engineering projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to customer expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• The Project Manager / Project Engineer will be managing projects from quotation and order stage through to installation and final handover.
• Acting as the main point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle providing technical expertise from Design to Installation.
• The Project Manager / Project Engineer will be preparing quotations and supporting commercial discussions.
• Coordinating internal engineering, manufacturing and installation teams.
• Managing subcontractors and suppliers.
• Planning project schedules, resources and budgets.
• The Project Manager / Project Engineer will conduct site visits and customer meetings when required.
• Monitoring project progress and addressing technical or commercial challenges.
• Ensuring compliance with quality, health & safety and relevant industry standards.

About You

We are interested in speaking with both experienced Project Managers and Project Engineers looking to take the next step in their career.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience delivering engineering or technical projects.
• A strong understanding of mechanical or process engineering environments.
• Experience managing customer relationships and project stakeholders.
• CAD Knowledge is essential to read drawings and create initial sketches when necessary.
• The Project Manager / Project Engineer will need commercial awareness with exposure to quotations, costs and project budgets.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills to manage multiple projects to deadlines.