Senior Project Engineer

Simply Recruitment Group; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday

Pension

Healthcare

Job summary

Simply Recruitment Group seeks a Senior Project Engineer in Chorley for a permanent or long-term contract. Hybrid working is available, with a salary circa £55,000–£65,000 per year plus benefits including pension and healthcare.

The role delivers engineering projects from planning through to completion, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, budget adherence and quality standards, with daily interaction across multiple disciplines and client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' relevant project engineering experience in an engineering environment.
• Experience managing project scope, cost, programme and resources.
• Strong planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance control.
• Experience with risk and opportunity management.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems and engineering procedures.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Commercial awareness and experience with contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver engineering projects to defined scope, programme, cost and quality.
• Develop programmes, budgets and resource plans.
• Monitor performance, risks, opportunities and delays.
• Coordinate resources across disciplines and report progress.
• Engage in client meetings and internal reviews.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Project delivery

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Contract awareness

Education

Engineering/Project Management degree

APM membership or PM qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to work on either a permanent basis or long term contract in Chorley/Hybrid.

Salary is c£55-65,000 per annum plus 25 days' holiday and bank holidays, pension, healthcare etc.

About the Senior Project Engineer role:

The successful candidate will support the delivery of engineering projects from initial planning through to completion, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support the delivery of engineering projects to agreed scope, programme, cost and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain project programmes, budgets and resource plans.
• Monitor project performance, identifying risks, opportunities and potential delays.
• Manage project change control and investigate cost, programme and scope variances.
• Coordinate engineering and project resources across multiple disciplines.
• Maintain accurate project reports, forecasts and progress updates.
• Attend and contribute to internal project reviews and client meetings.
• Ensure actions arising from project and client meetings are completed within agreed timescales.
• Manage project risks and implement appropriate mitigation and corrective actions.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with relevant health & safety, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Build effective relationships with clients, internal departments and other key stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement and capture lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.

Experience & Qualifications for the Senior Project Engineer:

Essential:

• 5+ years' relevant project engineering/project delivery experience within an engineering environment.
• Experience managing engineering projects, including scope, cost, programme and resources.
• Good understanding of project planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance control.
• Experience of project risk and opportunity management.
• Experience working within Quality Management Systems and established engineering procedures.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify project risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Commercial awareness and experience working with contracts.

Desirable:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Experience or understanding of NEC contracts.
• APM membership or relevant Project Management qualification.
• Experience within the nuclear industry or another highly regulated engineering environment.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams.