Project Engineer

Quartzelec; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life insurance (4x salary)

Enhanced annual leave entitlement

Gym subsidy payments

Free 24/7 remote GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional development opportunities

Employee discounts via perks platform

Job summary

Quartzelec is seeking a proactive Project Engineer to deliver rotating machinery projects across the UK and internationally. This role involves driving projects from opportunity to delivery while ensuring high safety and quality standards. Candidates should thrive in customer-facing environments, have a BTEC/HND in Electrical Engineering, and possess excellent relationship-building skills. Benefits include a contributory pension scheme, life insurance, enhanced leave entitlement, and access to health support services.

Qualifications

• Experience in the electrical rotating machines industry.
• Strong awareness of financial and commercial impacts on projects.
• Highly driven, enthusiastic, and motivated to achieve success.

Responsibilities

• Support development and assessment of project opportunities.
• Review work scopes and identify risks.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Act as the communication link between customers and project teams.
• Lead project close-out activities.
• Conduct customer visits and support project kick-off meetings.

Skills

Customer focus

Project management

Technical project delivery

Risk assessment

Relationship building

Education

BTEC/HND in Electrical Engineering

Job description

We’re looking for a proactive and motivated Project Engineer to join our growing team, playing a key role in the delivery of rotating machinery projects across the UK and internationally. Working within a productive and supportive project and management team, you’ll be responsible for driving projects from early opportunity through to delivery and close‑out.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a customer‑facing environment, enjoys building long‑term relationships, and takes pride in delivering high‑quality technical projects on time, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

You’ll have the chance to work closely with customers, project teams, and site teams—contributing to continuous improvement, commercial success, and exceptional customer service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and assessment of new and existing project opportunities, providing technical input into quotations and estimates.
• Review work scopes, identify risks, and advise on project timescales and requirements.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, conducting customer visits and supporting project kick‑off meetings across the UK.
• Act as the primary communication link between the customer, site teams, and project teams throughout project delivery.
• Lead project close‑out activities, including lessons learned and customer feedback.
• Demonstrable experience within the electrical rotating machines industry.
• BTEC/HND (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong awareness of the financial and commercial impacts on project outcomes.
• Highly driven, enthusiastic, and motivated to achieve success.
• Excellent customer focus with the ability to build trusted relationships.

Benefits:

• Contributory salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life insurance (4x your salary)
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement, in addition to bank holidays
• Company‑funded gym subsidy payments
• Free 24/7 remote GP service and other health support benefits
• Additionally, you'll have access to a wide range of supplementary benefits, including:
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Extensive professional development through our in‑house training academy
• Career‑enhancing training events
• Exclusive employee discounts and various concessions via our corporate perks platform

If you are interested in applying for this role please send your CV and letter of application explaining how you meet the requirements of the role to:-

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