Project Engineer

Osprey Shipping Limited; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension contributions

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Cycle to work

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Career development

Job summary

Osprey Shipping Limited seeks a Project Engineer to support delivery of technical and operational activities within a major project environment. You will work with the Project Manager and engineering team to ensure safe, efficient and quality-focused engineering take and deliverables.

The role involves site visits, development of drawings and risk assessments, and close customer liaison to ensure successful outcomes in heavy lift transport and shipping markets. Monday–Friday work rotation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering related discipline (Masters in the same field desirable)
• Experience on large scale construction projects
• Experience with lifting operations using mobile cranes, tower cranes and crawler cranes
• Client facing experience as an Engineer
• Experience with technical codes and standards
• Experience with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• Quality and detail focused with the approach of 'Right the first time'
• 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• Enhanced employer pension contributions and salary sacrifice schemes
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance cover
• Performance-related pay scheme
• Enhanced parental leave benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym discounts up to 40% off
• Career development through our success management process

Responsibilities

• Develop smart engineering solutions for heavy lifting and transportation projects
• Develop drawings, calculations, visualisations, manuals, risk assessments and other documents
• Ensure safe, efficient delivery with focus on safety and quality
• Conduct site visits providing conceptual lifting operation solutions
• Act as point of contact for customer and site operation team
• Ensure high levels of document quality and control throughout the project lifecycle

Skills

Heavy lifting planning

Crane operations

Client facing

Technical codes & standards

Engineering calculations

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Masters desirable)

Tools

AutoCAD

MathCAD

Job description

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering related discipline (Masters in the same field desirable)

Description

About the role

Osprey believes that innovative, precision-engineering logistics, by land and by water, can transform the way critical UK infrastructure is built. We bring together the very best multi-disciplinary engineering and delivery team to accelerate projects, enhance safety, and work side by side with clients to solve the most complex construction challenges.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Project Engineer to support the successful delivery of technical and operational activities within our major project environment. This role works closely with the Project Manager and wider engineering team to ensure all project engineering takes, coordination efforts, and technical deliverables are executed safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards. This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to expand their expertise in Project Engineering while contributing to high-value, complex project outcomes.

Work Rotation - Monday-Friday

What You’ll do

• Use your expertise to devise smart engineering solutions for heavy lifting and transportation projects.
• Develop drawings, calculations, visualisations, manuals, risk assessments and other key documents.
• Ensure efficient execution that delivers the right results for the customer with particular focus on safety and quality.
• Conduct site visits providing conceptual solutions for lifting operations.
• Act as a point of contact for the customer and site operation team.
• Ensure high levels of document quality and document control throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering related discipline (Masters in the same field desirable)
• Experience working on large scale construction projects
• Relevant experience in heavy lift transport, shipping or lifting markets with evidence of delivering targets
• Experience with lifting operations using mobile cranes, tower cranes and crawler cranes
• Client facing experience as an Engineer
• Experience with technical codes and standards
• Experience with AutoCAD (Math CAD desirable) & Microsoft suite
• Quality and detail focused with the approach of 'Right the first time'
• 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• Enhanced employer pension contributions and salary sacrifice schemes
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance cover
• Performance-related pay scheme
• Enhanced parental leave benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Get Active from Aviva - Gym discounts up to 40% off
• Support your career development through our success management process

Who we are

Osprey Shipping Limited is the data controller for the personal information you provide during the recruitment process.

If you have any questions about this notice or how we use your data, please contact us:

No9 Portis Fields, Bristol Road, Portishead, North Somerset, BS20 6PN, [e-mail] .

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