Project Engineer - 1 Year Fixed Term

Safran Engineering Services UK Limited; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm is looking for a Project Engineer in Pitstone, UK, to manage and support various engineering projects. Candidates should have a degree (MSc preferred) and a minimum of 5 years experience in industry along with project management expertise. The role involves effective planning, resource management, and risk assessment across multiple engineering projects. The company offers 5 weeks of holiday, a personal pension scheme, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays

Personal pension scheme with contributions

Death in service life insurance

PEGI Share Scheme

Career development within Safran Group

Focus on training & development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in industry required.
• Project Management experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Effective planning of engineering projects including design, product development and testing.
• Creation of coherent work breakdown structures and product breakdown structures.
• Effective cost management, and allocation of resources.
• Manage and monitor engineering change requests through support functions.

Skills

Product development knowledge

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Understanding of systems design

Configuration management & control

DFMEA / PFMEA

Competent communicator & good listener

Well versed with industry standard

Project & financial management

Experienced in using MS applications and digital tools

Education

Degree level or equivalent, MSc preferred

Job description

In order to develop and expand the capabilities of SAFRAN Engineering Services in the UK, we are looking to recruit a Project Engineer to support the overall program by coordinating, leading and managing various projects in engineering, Industrialization test & development. The role is based in Pitstone, 5 days a week with the possibility to extend.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effective planning of engineering projects including design, product development and testing
• Creation of coherent work breakdown structures and product breakdown structures
• Creation of robust and detailed engineering plans
• Effective cost management, and allocation of resources
• Capturing requirements and foreseeing / monitoring scope creep
• Generate & maintain customer product specifications
• Effective management of complex work packages
• Take ownership of providing key performance indicators and any other metrics for the project
• Manage and monitor engineering change requests through support functions
• Assess and manage technical risks to avoid adverse project impact
• Initiate and support problem solving
• Communicate efficiently and clearly with internal and external suppliers and customers

Other Responsibilities:

• Generate and have input in the creation of Statement of Work
• Manage project resourcing requirements
• Report project status covering technical scope and challenges
• Identify and manage the resolution of emergent risks and issues, and elevate if required

Degree level or equivalent, MSc preferred with a minimum of 5 years experience in industry + Project Management experience

Essential skills:

• Product development knowledge
• Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering
• Understanding of systems design
• Configuration management & control
• DFMEA / PFMEA
• Competent communicator & good listener
• Well versed with industry standard
• Project & financial management
• Experienced in using MS applications and digital tools

• 5 weeks holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
• Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice.
• Death in service life insurance – covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
• PEGI Share Scheme
• Career development within Safran Group
• Training & development are a focus