Senior Engineering Project Manager

AAK; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% non-contribution pension

Annual Bonus scheme

Healthcare scheme

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Group life cover

Group income protection scheme

Ride2Work scheme

Job summary

AAK Hull is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major industrial and engineering projects across Europe, focusing initially on the Re-purposing Project at Hull. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with contractors and suppliers, and ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to safety standards.

The role requires strong CAPEX project experience, a degree in engineering, and excellent planning, budgeting and risk management skills, with mobility across European sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in industrial engineering and CAPEX projects.
• Proven experience managing large industrial projects in $10M–$100M range.
• Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• Experience in major brownfield projects; greenfield experience desirable.
• Strong planning, budgeting, cost control, risk and change management skills.
• Experience in contract management, tendering and managing contractors/suppliers.
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience within manufacturing or process industries; Food, Oils & Fats experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of industrial and engineering projects to agreed time, budget and performance objectives.
• Set, control and report project budgets and costs.
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental regulations throughout project delivery.
• Develop capital investment proposals and manage them through the approval process.
• Provide timely project progress updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams.
• Prepare RFQ and tendering documentation.
• Manage project planning, scheduling, risks and changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support project construction, commissioning and start-up activities.

Skills

Industrial engineering

CAPEX projects

Project leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Tendering

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK LOCATION

This position is based on site in Hull, United Kingdom.

At AAK Hull, we operate the UK’s largest refinery for edibles oils and fats at our King George Dock site and supply ingredients and finished products to businesses in the food manufacturing, baking, foodservice, and retail sectors. We enjoy working closely with customers to co‑develop bespoke products in our well‑equipped Customer Innovation Centre.

About The Role

As a Senior Project Manager within AAK’s Engineering team, you will play a key role in delivering major industrial and engineering projects across AAK Europe. You will initially focus on the delivery of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Re‑purposing Project at our Hull site, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to agreed performance objectives.

In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary project teams and work closely with contractors, suppliers and senior stakeholders across the business. You will be responsible for project controls, budgeting, tendering, risk and change management, as well as supporting projects through construction, commissioning and start‑up. The role will also support strategic projects across European sites, requiring mobility based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of industrial and engineering projects to agreed time, budget and performance objectives
• Set, control and report project budgets and costs
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental regulations throughout project delivery
• Develop capital investment proposals and manage them through the approval process
• Provide timely project progress updates to relevant stakeholders
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams
• Prepare Request for Quotation (RFQ) and tendering documentation
• Manage project planning, scheduling, risks and changes throughout the project lifecycle
• Support project construction, commissioning and start‑up activities

About You

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong background in industrial engineering and CAPEX projects, with the ability to lead complex projects and work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in industrial engineering and CAPEX projects
• Proven experience managing large industrial projects in the $10M–$100M range
• Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline
• Experience in major brownfield projects; greenfield experience is desirable
• Strong project planning, budgeting, cost control, risk and change management skills
• Experience in contract management, tendering and managing contractors and suppliers
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
• Experience within manufacturing or process industries; Food, Oils & Fats experience is an advantage

In return AAK offers

• 10% non-contribution pension.
• Annual Bonus scheme.
• UK Healthcare scheme.
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
• Group life cover.
• Group income protection scheme.
• Ride2Work scheme.

About AAK

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value‑adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co‑Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer with the unique flexibility of our production assets and deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate and Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant‑based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice, and Personal Care.

Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

AAK prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of employment and application for employment.