Senior Project Engineer

Executive Network Group; Cowfold; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Private Healthcare

Company Pension Scheme

33 Days Holiday including Bank Holidays

Job summary

Executive Network Group is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for major projects located at Hinckley Point, Bridgewater. The successful candidate will be the strategic link between customers and internal teams, ensuring the delivery of projects safely, on time, and within budget.

This role combines technical expertise and project leadership in a challenging environment, requiring strong communication skills in both French and English. Benefits include a salary of £75,000 - £85,000 plus bonus, company car, and private healthcare.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified with a background in mechanical, civil, or construction engineering.
• Experience in engineering, project management, customer support, or construction environments.
• Ability to influence and lead teams within a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Act as the principal point of contact for customers on major projects.
• Lead the planning and execution of service and engineering activities.
• Oversee site preparation, maintenance planning, troubleshooting, and installation activities.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action plans.

Skills

Customer Relationship Management

Project Leadership

Operational Excellence

Continuous Improvement

Fluent in French

Fluent in English

Education

Degree in mechanical, civil, or construction engineering

Tools

Heavy equipment

Construction machinery

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer – Major Projects

Location: Hinckley Point, Bridgewater

Package: £75,000 - £85,000 Basic, Plus Bonus, Company Car, Phone, Laptop, Life Insurance, Private Healthcare, Company Pension Scheme, 33 Days Holiday including Bank Holidays.

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to become the strategic link between our customers and our internal engineering, technical, service, and operations teams. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the successful delivery of major projects across the UK and Europe, ensuring solutions are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. Alongside, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction while driving safety, quality, and operational excellence.

This role offers a blend of technical expertise, project leadership, stakeholder management, and operational delivery. You will work closely with customers, site teams, technical specialists, logistics, training, and support functions across multiple countries.

Role Responsibilities

• Customer Relationship Management: Act as the principal point of contact for customers on major projects. Understanding customer requirements, challenges, and project objectives. Providing proactive communication, technical guidance, and issue resolution.
• Project Leadership & Coordination: Lead the planning and execution of service and engineering activities. Coordinate cross‑functional teams including technical support, field engineers, logistics, training, and operational specialists.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee site preparation, maintenance planning, troubleshooting, installation, and commissioning activities. Ensure compliance with all sites, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead root cause investigations and corrective action plans when issues arise. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery, and customer satisfaction.

Role Requirements

• Ideally Degree‑qualified with a background in mechanical, civil, or construction engineering.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment, lifting solutions, or construction machinery.
• Significant experience within engineering, project management, customer support, or construction‑related environments.
• Experience supporting major project sites or international projects.
• Ability to influence and lead teams within a matrix organisation.
• Fluent French and English communication skills.