Project Engineer

Optima UK Inc Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days' annual leave

Company pension contribution

Healthcare cash plan

Life insurance and death-in-service

Sick pay after one year's service

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Employee referral programme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Optima UK Inc Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Engineer with a fabrication and welding background to join our engineering team in Derbyshire. You will take technical ownership of designated projects from contract review through to manufacture and delivery, acting as the main technical point of contact for customers and ensuring projects meet quality, time and cost targets.

Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality and other internal departments, you will establish

Qualifications

• HNC level or equivalent in engineering.
• Experience in fabrication and welding.
• Project Engineering experience within a fabrication business, ideally in a regulated industry.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and define suitable manufacturing methods.
• Strong technical knowledge of fabricated products, assemblies and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with customers and internal teams.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• CAD experience would be advantageous.
• Organised, methodical and detail-focused, with the ability to work independently and use your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing customer and internal contracts to ensure all technical and manufacturing requirements are captured.
• Defining manufacturing methods for complex fabricated products and assemblies, including material, subcontract and other production requirements.
• Creating manufacturing routings, route cards, stage drawings, procedures and supporting documentation.
• Providing technical support throughout the project lifecycle, working closely with manufacturing and other business functions.
• Monitoring project quality, costs and delivery performance to ensure right-first-time results.
• Acting as the main technical contact for customers, resolving technical and quality issues as they arise.
• Supporting customer delivery reviews and attending customer and supplier site visits where required.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, capturing lessons learned and identifying opportunities to improve processes and reduce waste.
• Ensuring compliance with the company's Quality Management System and supporting the preparation of project documentation packs.

Skills

Fabrication experience

Welding experience

Engineering drawings interpretation

Microsoft Excel

Word processing

CAD experience

Education

HNC level or equivalent

Tools

CAD software

MS Office

Job description

Location: Derbyshire

Commutable From: Derby, Nottingham, Alfreton, Mansfield and surrounding areas

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 DOE

Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-4:30pm; Friday, 7:30am-2:00pm (40 hours per week)

About the Company:

An established engineering and manufacturing business specialising in technically complex fabricated products and assemblies, primarily supporting the UK defence industry. The company operates within a highly regulated environment, with a strong focus on engineering excellence, manufacturing quality and reliable project delivery.

About the Role:

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Engineer with a fabrication and welding background to join a growing engineering team. You will take technical ownership of designated projects from contract review through to manufacture and delivery, acting as the main technical point of contact for customers and ensuring projects are completed on time, to the required quality standards and within cost targets.

Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality and other internal departments, you will establish effective manufacturing methods, develop production routings and ensure all technical and customer requirements are clearly understood and implemented.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing customer and internal contracts to ensure all technical and manufacturing requirements are captured.


• Defining manufacturing methods for complex fabricated products and assemblies, including material, subcontract and other production requirements.


• Creating manufacturing routings, route cards, stage drawings, procedures and supporting documentation.


• Providing technical support throughout the project lifecycle, working closely with manufacturing and other business functions.


• Monitoring project quality, costs and delivery performance to ensure right-first-time results.


• Acting as the main technical contact for customers, resolving technical and quality issues as they arise.


• Supporting customer delivery reviews and attending customer and supplier site visits where required.


• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, capturing lessons learned and identifying opportunities to improve processes and reduce waste.


• Ensuring compliance with the company's Quality Management System and supporting the preparation of project documentation packs.

About You:

• Qualified to HNC level or equivalent in an appropriate engineering discipline.


• Demonstrable experience in fabrication and welding.


• Previous Project Engineering experience within a fabrication business, ideally in a regulated industry.


• Confident interpreting complex engineering drawings and defining suitable manufacturing methods.


• Strong technical knowledge of fabricated products, assemblies and manufacturing processes.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with customers and internal teams.


• Competent using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.


• CAD experience using relevant software would be advantageous.


• Organised, methodical and detail-focused, with the ability to work independently and use your own initiative.

Please note: BPSS security clearance will be required due to the nature of the projects and will form part of the onboarding process.

Benefits:

• 33 days' annual leave, including statutory holidays.


• Company pension contribution.


• Healthcare cash plan.


• Life insurance and death-in-service benefit.


• Company sick pay scheme, available after one year's service.


• Employee Assistance Programme.


• Health and wellbeing initiatives.


• Employee referral programme.


• Free on-site parking.