Senior Facilities Engineer (BC2)

Howmet Aerospace; Exeter; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace in Exeter, UK, seeks a Project Engineer to lead plant and equipment engineering projects, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with QA standards.

The role requires 3+ years in engineering and a Higher National level or equivalent, with strong planning, CAD, and SAP skills. You will coordinate budgets, suppliers, and project timelines while maintaining safe, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Engineering expertise with a practical understanding of plant and maintenance engineering.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• IT literate including word-processing, spreadsheets, email, internet, CAD and an appreciation of business systems eg SAP.
• Ability to prepare and write reports.
• Ability to make effective presentations.

Responsibilities

• To project manage plant and equipment engineering projects to meet the existing and future needs of the Company.
• Assist with the identification of current and future plant and equipment requirements.
• Support project owners in preparing and reviewing capital appropriation proposals including the analysis of costs.
• Identify project elements and required resources.
• Prepare specifications, including design drawings, for project elements ensuring compliance with engineering principles, Company and QA standards.
• Obtain quotes from subcontractors, evaluate and select subcontractors.
• Develop the project schedules including timescales and the planned sequence of project elements.
• Co-ordinate and monitor the schedule to ensure timescales are maintained.
• Control the project ensuring specifications are met, resolving problems and scheduling any changes.
• Support the commissioning of new installations.
• Control project costs by approving expenditure in conjunction with project owners and administrating subcontractor contracts.
• Communicate progress with project owners, managers and colleagues and recommend actions.
• Ensure that project drawings, records, and other associated documentation are maintained.
• Liaise with maintenance to prepare preventative maintenance procedures and for the training of maintenance personnel and operators in the use of new equipment.
• Ensure that subcontractors comply with the Company Environmental, Health & Safety requirements.
• Contribute towards continuous improvement within the department.
• Maintain professional knowledge by networking, attending training courses, benchmarking and reviewing professional publications.
• Contribute to the departmental team objectives by accomplishing results as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Such other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require.
• Allocated complete responsibility for one or more projects.
• Direct and advise Plant Engineers as required.

Skills

Engineering expertise

Project management

IT literate

CAD

SAP

Report writing

Presentations

Education

Higher National level in Mechanical/Electrical/Civil Eng

Tools

CAD

SAP

Job description

• Locations Alcoa Europe, Exeter, DEV, EX2 7LG, GB (On-site)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Remote Work Schedule Availability? None

Responsibilities

To project manage plant and equipment engineering projects to meet the existing and future needs of the Company

Assist with the identification of current and future plant and equipment requirements.

Support project owners in preparing and reviewing capital appropriation proposals including the analysis of costs.

Identify project elements and required resources.

Prepare specifications, including design drawings, for project elements ensuring compliance with engineering principles, Company and QA standards.

Obtain quotes from subcontractors, evaluate and select subcontractors. This is undertaken in conjunction with project owners and the purchasing department.

Develop the project schedules including timescales and the planned sequence of project elements.

Co-ordinate and monitor the schedule to ensure timescales are maintained.

Control the project ensuring specifications are met, resolving problems and scheduling any changes.

Support the commissioning of new installations.

Control project costs by approving expenditure in conjunction with project owners and administrating subcontractor contracts.

Communicate progress with project owners, managers and colleagues and recommend actions.

Ensure that project drawings, records, and other associated documentation are maintained.

Liaise with maintenance to prepare preventative maintenance procedures and for the training of maintenance personnel and operators in the use of new equipment.

Ensure that subcontractors comply with the Company Environmental, Health & Safety requirements.

Contribute towards continuous improvement within the department.

Maintain professional knowledge by networking, attending training courses, benchmarking and reviewing professional publications.

Contribute to the departmental team objectives by accomplishing results as required.

Maintain a safe and clean working environment.

Such other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require.

Allocated complete responsibility for one or more projects.

Direct and advise Plant Engineers as required.

Qualifications

Education:

Qualified to Higher National level, or equivalent, in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years’ relevant technical experience within an engineering environment.

Skills and Abilities:

Engineering expertise with a practical understanding of plant and maintenance engineering

Excellent organisational and project management skills.

IT literate including word-processing, spreadsheets, email, internet, CAD and an appreciation of business systems eg SAP.

Ability to prepare and write reports.

Ability to make effective presentations.