Project Engineer

SoCode Limited; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SoCode Limited in Cambridgeshire seeks two Project Engineers to run Capex upgrades across production systems. You will bridge operations, engineering and suppliers, owning Capex from scope to commissioning with UK-based work and occasional European site visits.

Deliver end-to-end projects, define specs and acceptance criteria, manage budgets and schedules, and shape a multi-year Capex roadmap while ensuring safety and compliance, FAT/SAT and complete handover documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Capex or equipment projects within a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Hands-on experience specifying, procuring, installing and commissioning production equipment
• Proven ability to manage suppliers and contractors, including FAT and SAT
• Comfortable managing budgets, timelines and risks across multiple projects at once
• Working knowledge of machinery safety and compliance (CE/UKCA, PUWER, risk assessments)
• Clear and confident communication style, able to engage production teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders
• Degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing or a related engineering discipline

Responsibilities

• Delivering Capex projects end to end, from scoping and justification through to installation, commissioning and handover
• Defining requirements, specifications and acceptance criteria for new and upgraded equipment
• Assessing existing systems and identifying upgrade, obsolescence and improvement opportunities
• Helping shape and prioritise a multi-year Capex roadmap with operations and engineering teams
• Building and managing project plans, budgets, schedules and risk registers
• Running supplier selection and managing suppliers and contractors through design, build and installation
• Planning and attending Factory and Site Acceptance Tests (FAT/SAT), including occasional visits to suppliers in Europe
• Making sure equipment meets safety and compliance requirements and is handed over fully documented

Skills

Capex project management

Equipment specification

Supplier management

Budget and schedule control

Risk management

Machinery safety compliance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering degree

HND in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Socode are partnering with a Cambridgeshire-based technology company developing advanced industrial systems used in high-performance manufacturing environments. As part of a 3–5 year capital investment plan, they’re looking to bring in two Project Engineers to deliver a programme of upgrades across their existing production systems, with one role starting in January.

This is a hands‑on delivery role sitting between operations, engineering and external suppliers. You’ll own Capex projects from specification through to commissioning, so upgrades land safely and on budget with minimal disruption to live production. The role is almost entirely UK-based, with occasional trips to suppliers in Europe for acceptance testing.

What will you be doing?

• Delivering Capex projects end to end, from scoping and justification through to installation, commissioning and handover
• Defining requirements, specifications and acceptance criteria for new and upgraded equipment
• Assessing existing systems and identifying upgrade, obsolescence and improvement opportunities
• Helping shape and prioritise a multi-year Capex roadmap with operations and engineering teams
• Building and managing project plans, budgets, schedules and risk registers
• Running supplier selection and managing suppliers and contractors through design, build and installation
• Planning and attending Factory and Site Acceptance Tests (FAT/SAT), including occasional visits to suppliers in Europe
• Making sure equipment meets safety and compliance requirements and is handed over fully documented

What are they looking for?

• Experience delivering Capex or equipment projects within a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Hands‑on experience specifying, procuring, installing and commissioning production equipment
• Proven ability to manage suppliers and contractors, including FAT and SAT
• Comfortable managing budgets, timelines and risks across multiple projects at once
• Working knowledge of machinery safety and compliance (CE/UKCA, PUWER, risk assessments)
• Clear and confident communication style, able to engage production teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders
• Degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing or a related engineering discipline

Nice to have

• Experience upgrading or retrofitting equipment in a live production environment
• Exposure to high‑precision, cleanroom or high‑reliability manufacturing
• Project management training such as PRINCE2 or APM
• Experience using MS Project or Jira