Project / Liaison_Engineer

Siemens Energy, Inc.

Newcastle upon Tyne

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Health and wellness programs

Employee resource groups

Mentorship programs

Job summary

Siemens Energy invites applications for a Project Engineer on the Rolls‑Royce SMR programme in the UK. You will link UK customer needs with Germany‑based engineering teams, ensuring clear communication, aligned scope, and on‑time delivery of complex projects.

You will support governance, coordinate cross-functional activities and oversee scope, schedule, risk and quality, including travel to Germany for collaboration.

Qualifications

Degree in engineering or related field, with strong project management understanding.
5+ years in engineering projects related to power generation.
Ability to coordinate interfaces across international teams and disciplines.
Experience delivering customer-focused results in complex projects.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary interface between Rolls‑Royce SMR and Siemens Energy.
Drive project delivery and governance across multi-national teams.
Ensure customer needs are reflected in engineering outputs.
Clarify issues, responsibilities and schedules with customers, consultants, and partners.
Coordinate inputs from cross-functional teams, maintaining quality and timelines.
Monitor and report project progress, budgets and risks.
Promote a 'one team' mindset and continuous improvement.

Skills

Power generation experience

Leadership

Customer-focused delivery

International coordination

Education

Degree in engineering or related field

APM/IPMA certification preferred

Tools

Project governance

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join Global Customer Operations (GCO) as a Project Engineer for the Rolls‑Royce SMR programme—a key low‑carbon nuclear energy initiative. You’ll be the main link between our UK customer and Germany‑based engineering teams, ensuring smooth communication, alignment, and delivery of complex technical projects. You’ll support the Project Manager with governance, cross‑functional coordination, and oversight of scope, schedule, risk, and quality, enabling informed programme decisions. The role involves regular travel to Germany, along with close collaboration across international teams to translate customer requirements into actionable engineering solutions.

A Snapshot of Your Day

How You’ll Make An Impact

Act as the primary interface between Rolls‑Royce SMR and Siemens Energy.
Drive project delivery and governance across multi‑national teams.
Ensure customer needs are understood and reflected in engineering outputs.
Clarify technical issues, division of responsibility, and the related schedule with customers, consultants, and further internal and external partners.
Coordinate inputs from cross‑functional teams, maintaining quality and timelines.
Monitor and report project progress, budgets, and risks.
Promote a “one team” mindset and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

Degree or equivalent in engineering, project management, or a relevant field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering fields related to Power Generation Projects.
Ability to understand the engineering interfaces and the information needed to be exchanged between internal and/or external engineering disciplines, utilizing general knowledge about engineering but having good knowledge in at least one field of power plant engineering.
Leadership capabilities to guide international, globally dispersed engineering teams covering various engineering fields to successfully execute projects.
Preferably certified (APM, IPMA).
Experience leading projects to deliver customer‑focused results.

About The Team

Join Siemens Energy’s Rolls‑Royce SMR core team, driving one of the UK and Europe’s most significant nuclear new‑build programmes. This collaborative, cross‑functional group unites engineering, project management, and commercial expertise to deliver a first‑of‑a‑kind solution and enable scalable future deployment. With a strong partnership ethos and open, transparent ways of working, the team takes pride in shaping the future of reliable, low‑carbon energy. You’ll work alongside passionate, experienced colleagues, tackling complex challenges together and contributing to a programme with lasting impact across Europe.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150‑year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

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