Senior Project Engineer — Flexible Hours & Growth

Nova Talent; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme with employer

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Professional training and continuous学习

Employee wellbeing programme

Cycle to work scheme

Long service recognition awards

Free parking and on-site facilities

Job summary

Nova Talent, in partnership with a leading engineering and technology organisation, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex product development from concept through to manufacture. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules, risks, and dependencies, and drive delivery across multiple projects while aligning with commercial and operational objectives.

You will liaise with engineering, operations, supply chain and programme management to ensure projects stay on

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (2:1 or above preferred) in Engineering, Electronics, Software, Physics, Mathematics, or related technical discipline.
• Experience in design engineering, product development, or project engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle from concept to manufacture and introduction.
• Experience using project planning tools such as MS Project, Jira, or similar.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects against deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving and risk management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Planning, coordinating, and tracking engineering project activities across the product lifecycle.
• Creating and maintaining key project documentation (plans, release plans, statements of work).
• Managing schedules, milestones, resources, and dependencies.
• Monitoring risks and implementing mitigation actions.
• Coordinating prototype builds, engineering materials, and development equipment.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to keep projects on track.
• Managing third-party development activities and supplier deliverables.
• Facilitating project reviews and reporting status to stakeholders.
• Supporting roadmap delivery and departmental resource planning.
• Driving continuous improvement and identifying engineering process performance opportunities.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Planning

Risk management

Communication

Education

Engineering degree (2:1 or above)

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Nova Talent, in partnership with a leading engineering and technology organisation, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex product development from concept through to manufacture. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules, risks, and dependencies, and drive delivery across multiple projects while aligning with commercial and operational objectives.

You will liaise with engineering, operations, supply chain and programme management to ensure projects stay on