Senior Project Engineer

Addison Group; Daresbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Project plc is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support upcoming Process Sector Design Engineering projects across the chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and food & beverage sectors.

The role will manage all project phases and coordinate Electrical & Instrumentation, Mechanical/Piping, Process Safety, and Civil & Structural teams, ensuring projects stay on budget and on schedule while meeting customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience of project engineering on EPCM projects on chemical/petrochemical sites.
• Experience working on COMAH sites.
• Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards.
• Minimum HNC/D in an Engineering discipline or relevant field.
• Site startup and commissioning experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage all project phases and coordinate design engineering elements (Electrical & Instrumentation, Mechanical/Piping, Process Safety, Civil & Structural).
• Ensure projects stay within budget and on schedule while meeting customer requirements.
• Review project proposals and plans; determine specifications and generate technical aspects of equipment/ construction work packages.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders; identify risks and implement mitigations; manage subcontractors and verify progress.

Skills

Project engineering

Client facing

Planning & organising

Attention to detail

Team coordination

Education

HNC/D in engineering

Job description

Addison Project plc is a UK‑wide engineering consultancy focused on delivering EPCM projects across the chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and food & beverage sectors. This role is for a Senior Project Engineer to support upcoming Process Sector Design Engineering projects.

Work Scope

The Senior Project Engineer will manage all project phases and coordinate design engineering elements, including Electrical & Instrumentation, Mechanical/Piping, Process Safety, and Civil & Structural teams. The role ensures projects remain within budget and on schedule, meeting customer requirements.

Services to be Provided

Key responsibilities include reviewing project proposals and plans, determining specifications, generating technical aspects of equipment and construction work packages, and liaison with clients and stakeholders. The engineer will identify risks, implement mitigations, manage subcontractors, and verify their progress, maintaining adherence to contractual terms and conditions.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience of project engineering onshore moderate size EPCM projects on chemical / petrochemical sites.
• Experience working on COMAH sites.
• Proven project engineering experience; familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards.
• Minimum HNC/D in an Engineering discipline or relevant field.
• Project engineering skills with planning & organising capability and attention to detail.
• Co‑ordination of engineering design office teams on front end engineering design projects and detailed design projects.
• Client facing experience.
• Site experience on startup and commissioning is desirable.
• Understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure / cost of poor quality.
• Note: This is not an IT / Digital role.

Important Information for Applicants

In accordance with current legislation, this position is only open to candidates who have indefinite eligibility to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship.