Project Engineer - Control & Instrumentation (FCA)

ALTEN; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance & Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Social atmosphere, team gatherings

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a technically minded Project Engineer to support the delivery of Function, Control & Automation (FCA) engineering activities across a major programme in the Midlands. You will coordinate with engineers, planners and stakeholders to ensure FCA work packages are planned, progressed and delivered on time.

The role sits at the intersection of engineering and project delivery, requiring you to translate scope into plans, manage dependencies, and drive actions to completion.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engineering projects within regulated or high-hazard environments.
• Understanding of industrial processes and control systems.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation including P&IDs, Process Flow Diagrams, Functional Specifications, Control Philosophies, and Engineering Requirements.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate FCA engineering activities across multiple systems and projects.
• Translate technical scope into deliverables, milestones and work plans.
• Manage dependencies, interfaces, risks and engineering actions.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Track progress and maintain accurate reporting against project schedules.
• Escalate issues and risks that may impact project milestones.
• Facilitate communication between design, operations, safety and delivery teams.

Skills

Engineering project delivery

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Regulated environments

P&IDs

Process Flow Diagrams

Functional Specifications

Control Philosophies

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Polarion

Capella

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a technically minded Project Engineer to support the delivery of Function, Control & Automation (FCA) engineering activities across a major programme in the Midlands. You will coordinate with engineers, planners and stakeholders to ensure FCA work packages are planned, progressed and delivered on time.

The role sits at the intersection of engineering and project delivery, requiring you to translate scope into plans, manage dependencies, and drive actions to completion.