Senior Project Engineer

Royal IHC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing programme

Pension scheme

Death in service

Health cover

Cycle to work

25 days holiday

Job summary

The Senior Project Engineer role focuses on delivering complex engineering projects across offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewables and defence sectors. You will manage technical work packages, coordinate suppliers and subcontractors, and oversee documentation and compliance through the full lifecycle from concept to delivery.

Applicants should demonstrate strong project management knowledge (APM/PRINCE2), proven EPC delivery, and excellent communication and planning skills within fast-paced

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of mechanical engineering in offshore, marine, oil & gas, and renewables.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (APM, PRINCE2).
• Proven track record delivering complex EPC projects in offshore/renewables markets.
• Excellent planning and configuration management skills.
• Good understanding of contracts and terms & conditions.
• Experience drafting contract amendments / VORs.
• Proven management of multiple suppliers / sub-contracts.
• Excellent communicator across written, verbal and presentations.
• Driven and proactive with high energy to lead the project team.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of projects aligned with contractual obligations, specs, and safety requirements.
• Manages technical work packages from concept to realization.
• Manages technical documentation for export compliance.
• Facilitates constructability and readiness reviews.
• Coordinates purchasing activity and liaison with QA for ITPs.
• Supports risk management, cost control, and monthly reporting.
• Assists PM and Senior Engineer, liaises with production during build and delivery phases.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Self-starter

Problem solving

Education

HNC level or higher

PM qualifications (PRINCE2, APM)

IMechE membership

Tools

MSP

Primavera

SAP

IFS

TeamCenter

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

_ The role: _

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Project Engineer to join our dynamic Project Management team, delivering complex engineering projects across the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable energy and defence sectors. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and driven professional with a strong technical background and proven project delivery experience. You will play a key role in managing technical work packages, coordinating suppliers and subcontractors, overseeing project documentation and compliance, and supporting projects through the full lifecycle from concept to delivery. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, planning and stakeholder management skills, combined with a solid understanding of project management methodologies and engineering applications within demanding, fast-paced environments.

You will be responsible for:

• Support the delivery of projects in line with the contractual obligations, the specification and the quality/safety requirements, in order to maintain or better the baseline budget and schedule.
• Manages technical work packages from concept through to realization
• Manages technical documentation related to export compliance
• Facilitates and drives constructability and construction readiness reviews
• Coordinate and manage technical documentation to support logistics operations
• Take responsibility for the planning, prioritizing and expediting technical packages and workshops/gate reviews required to achieve the overall project requirements
• Take responsibility for technical/delivery oversight and expediting one or more major subcontracts, delivering equipment to company specifications, including the management of interfaces and quality coordination.
• Co-ordinate purchasing activities such as requisitions, as agreed with the Project Manager. Liaise with QA to ensure ITP requirements are met in line with the project schedule.
• Compile and collate project documentation including project management process documents, technical / procurement specifications, progress reports, final documentation etc. to support the project delivery.
• Support the project’s configuration management infrastructure both in TeamCenter (for technical documents) and SharePoint (for project documents). Ensure effective document control both internally and externally to the company and ensure all important communications and document items are configured.
• Support the risk management and cost control processes.
• Support the required project mandatory HSE requirements and reviews e.g. RAMS, LOLER, PUWER, HAZID etc.
• Assist the Project Manager and Senior Engineer and liaise with production in support of the build, assembly, commissioning, acceptance and delivery phases of the project.
• Support the project’s internal reporting cycle including team reviews, cost tracking, schedule updates, financial forecasting, resource forecasting and management reporting.
• Support the project’s external reporting cycle including Client Reviews, Client Progress Reports, Key Supplier Reviews and Key Supplier Progress Reports.
• Support the effective close down of projects including analysis of the project result, documentation of the lessons learned, Client feedback obtained and handover activities defined and accepted.
• Work to and contribute to the development of company process/procedures and best practice.
• Provide technical and administrative support, as necessary, to the Project Manager.
• Deputise for the Project Manager in day-to-day operations during absence.

Job requirements:

• Excellent understanding of the application of mechanical engineering (or other discipline) in the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable. sectors.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE 2).
• Proven track record of working within a project team that has successfully delivered complex EPC projects in the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable markets.
• Excellent planning and configuration management skills.
• Good understanding of the construct of contracts and terms & conditions.
• Experience of identifying, drafting and agreeing contract amendments / VORs.
• Proven track record of successful management of multiple key suppliers / sub-contracts.
• Excellent communicator for written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Driven and motivated with high energy levels to direct the project team and its stakeholders.
• Self-starter, initiative taker and problem solver who can work with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate would also have:

• Experience in Engineering/PM of complex design and build projects to clients globally.
• Membership of a recognised engineering body (e.g. IMechE).
• Qualifications/formal PM training e.g. PRINCE2, APM.
• Proficient user of software tools including Planning (e.g. MSP, Primavera), ERP/MRP (e.g. IFS,SAP), PDM (e.g. TeamCenter) and MS Office including SharePoint.
• As a minimum. educated to HNC level.

_ Benefits we can offer you: _

• Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme.
• Pension: 7% employer plus 5% employee contribution Salary Exchange scheme.
• Death in service: 4 x annual salary.
• Health Cover: Individual cover provided with BUPA (family members can be added at a subsidised cost).
• Cycle Scheme: Cycle to work package available up to £1500.
• Holidays: 25 days plus statutory bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell annual leave days.

Applicants must have Right to Work in the UK