Senior Facilities Engineer - Lead Plant Projects On-Site

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

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.