Project Engineer – CAPEX & Compliance Lead (12-month)

RHL Recruitment; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

RHL Recruitment represents a client seeking a Project Engineer for a 12-month contract to drive CAPEX and engineering works across multiple sites. You will plan, supervise and report on inspections and repairs for tanks and pipelines within a regulated environment, ensuring safe, on-time delivery to scope and budget.

The role requires a Mechanical/Electrical engineering degree or HND, experience delivering medium-to-large CAPEX projects in regulated environments, and familiarity with COMAH and

Qualifications

• Degree/HND (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a science-based discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager to develop and deliver CAPEX and engineering works across multiple sites.
• Develop scopes of work from business needs, third-party inspection data and internal repair plans, including budgets, forecasts and programmes/Gantt charts.
• Plan and manage inspection and repair programmes for tanks, pipelines and minor projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional input from Operations, Maintenance, Engineering/Integrity, IT/OT, HSSE and Commercial stakeholders.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee multi-disciplined contract engineers and support staff working on client assets.
• Coordinate and secure required plant/system downtime with stakeholders.
• Report progress, risks and financial updates to the Project Manager; support control of operating budgets (variable, up to ~£2.5m).
• Ensure full compliance with company policies, safe systems of work, and applicable UK/European legislation and standards (e.g., COMAH, ATEX, relevant industry codes/standards for tanks, piping and hazardous area systems).
• Degree/HND (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a science-based discipline.
• Proven experience delivering medium-to-large CAPEX projects in hazardous / MAH or similarly regulated environments (COMAH highly desirable).
• Experience managing multiple concurrent site works and contractors.
• Working knowledge of COMAH, CDM and MOC; familiarity with relevant tank/piping and hazardous-area standards.
• Strong stakeholder management, technical report writing and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; able to produce schedules, budgets and forecasts.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites.
• Incorporated/Chartered (or working towards).
• Ageing assets experience; Microsoft Project and/or CAD; familiarity with additional industry guidance (e.g., EEMUA).

Skills

Stakeholder management

Technical report writing

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Project coordination

MOC knowledge

COMAH awareness

Education

Engineering degree or HND

Incorporated/Chartered status

Tools

Microsoft Project

CAD

MS Office

Job description

RHL Recruitment represents a client seeking a Project Engineer for a 12-month contract to drive CAPEX and engineering works across multiple sites. You will plan, supervise and report on inspections and repairs for tanks and pipelines within a regulated environment, ensuring safe, on-time delivery to scope and budget.

The role requires a Mechanical/Electrical engineering degree or HND, experience delivering medium-to-large CAPEX projects in regulated environments, and familiarity with COMAH and