Project Engineer

Johnson Matthey; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Vacancy: Project Engineer

Location: Royston

Job Family: Engineering

Fixed term contract 12 months

We are seeking a Project Engineer to join our team in Royston. You will report into the Site CAPEX Manager and provide overall coordination for a number of projects. You will take control of the project development and manage the execution through to plant handover and commissioning. This role will be supported by the wider program delivery team, including discipline engineers, project controls, construction engineers, and planners.

You will be accountable for the safe and timely delivery of Johnson Matthey Projects at Royston. This includes oversight of all project management activities and end-to-end project development activities by means of effective governance, monitoring, execution, and control.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the project execution plan and work with/coordinate the nominated resources (Multi-discipline teams - MDT) and resource providers to deliver design, procurement, construction, handover, and commissioning.
• Plan and execute initiatives from the PGMS Accelerate Programme for cost-saving projects across the site.
• Coordinate the project team (MDT) to achieve scope delivery, project budgets, schedule, and project risk to ensure a safe start-up.
• Prepare integrated project execution baseline schedules and update as required through the project lifecycle in line with JM planning guidelines.
• In partnership with the JM procurement function, manage contracts including facilitating negotiations with contractors and suppliers, preparation of technical bid evaluations, and commercial bid evaluations.
• Plan and monitor the review and approval of key engineering, procurement, and construction documents to achieve the baseline schedules.

Requirements for the role:

• Degree-qualified, or relevant experience in an engineering subject.
• Experience in framing and coordinating suppliers and engineering, procurement companies - Desirable.
• Experience with accountability for safety-critical activities such as highly hazardous projects in engineering, construction, and/or commissioning - Essential.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering small projects in a complex, multi-stakeholder brownfield site with continuously operated process facilities - Desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Business and/or Operations and Maintenance staff to ensure business/operational requirements are defined and met within the available project budget - Desirable.
• Experience in managing change within a project context, ensuring appropriate technical reviews to always preserve process safety - Essential.

How you will be rewarded:

We offer a competitive compensation and JM Elements benefits package including bonus, excellent pension contributions, and 25 days annual leave. Our JM Elements Benefits programme helps our employees understand and manage the JM benefits, as well as helping you focus on your overall wellbeing - for you and your family.

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We'll give you freedom to bring your whole self to work and be part of a team where difference matters and all voices are heard, that genuinely cares for you and where your contribution is appreciated. We'll empower you to lean in and make things happen, to create solutions and value for our customers. United by our values and vision, we're self-starters sharing the same values and accountability and always with a shared commitment to doing the right thing. We're passionate about making a difference and delivering a better tomorrow for us and for you - a cleaner and healthier world, today and for future generations.

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks; early application is advised.

Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part-time, job share, and flexible working patterns.

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