Project Engineer

g2 Recruitment; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate a new chemical plant project in Middlesborough. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in engineering package delivery, with a strong technical background in Mechanical, EICA, or Process engineering. This client-side role requires effective coordination between engineering teams to ensure project delivery. The position offers a 6-month rolling contract with potential extensions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years engineering package delivery experience.
• Background in Mechanical, EICA, or Process engineering.
• Experience on major CAPEX projects.
• Experience working on a major CAPEX projects – Green or Brownfield.
• Chemical, Petrochemical, Power, Industrial or Manufacturing background.
• Leading technical packages through engineering and detailed design.
• Ability to coordinate between engineering, contracting and projects teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design and engineering as the client's representative.
• Ensure quality delivery to client requirements.
• Assist in managing technical packages.

Skills

Engineering package delivery

Technical coordination

Greenfield projects experience

Client representation

CAPEX projects experience

Chemical background

Petrochemical background

Power background

Industrial background

Leading technical packages

Coordinate between engineering teams

Education

Degree or similar education level

Job description

Head of Benelux Engineering & Projects - G2 NL

Project Engineer / Client Representative Engineer to join our client and be based initially 6+ months in the office of an EPC contractor (Engineering and Design contractor).

The client are building a new chemical plant in the area, they are ideally looking for a project engineer who will work with them to act as a client representative to sit in the office of the EPC contractor and coordinate/oversee design and engineering.

The role will start in the design office and has the option to continue in their projects office and construction site.

The successful candidate could have a background in either green and brown field projects for the client, ideally covering basic engineering and detailed design for process, mechanical and/or EICA packages.

The role would be ideal for a project engineer with a strong technical background with a working history for the client or engineering consultancies. This will be a client side role, embedded into the EPC contractors office.

START: October 2025

LOCATION: Middlesborough

DURATION: 6 Month rolling (18 Month project)

RATES: Outside of IR35

HOURS: 40 Hours a week

PATTERN: 4-5 Days onsite per week (working at home as required)

Project Engineer – Greenfield Plant – Full EPC

The best candidates will be able to coordinate or assist technical packages from a client perspective. They will be working as the client's eyes in the engineering contractors offices, ensuring a high quality delivery to the clients requirement.

• Degree or similar education level.
• 5+ years engineering package delivery experience.
• Technical background – Mechanical, EICA or Process engineering.
• Experience working on a major CAPEX projects – Green or Brownfield.
• Chemical, Petrochemical, Power, Industrial or Manufacturing background.
• Leading technical packages through engineering and detailed design.
• Ability to coordinate between engineering, contracting and projects teams.