Senior Project Engineer - Food FMCG Utilities/Civil OnSite

Randstad Construction & Property; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Construction & Property in Melton Mowbray seeks a Contract Senior Project Engineer for Utilities, Civil & Building Infrastructure. You will own end-to-end delivery of major site expansion and refurbishment packages, from design auditing and procurement through to on-site construction, FAT/SAT, and handover.

The role demands 5+ years in field engineering within manufacturing, 3+ years in project engineering, and a proven track record auditing third-party designs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on, on-site field engineering experience within manufacturing environments.
• 3+ years in a Project Engineer / Package Engineer capacity managing multi-disciplinary capital projects.
• Proven track record of managing and auditing third-party engineering designs.

Responsibilities

• Review, audit, and validate multidisciplinary design submittals, spatial layouts, and civil/building packages against company and regulatory standards.
• Oversee process line layout designs, P&IDs, PFDs, mass/energy balances, and utilities distribution systems.
• Audit technical submittals, electrical schematics (SLDs), and panel layouts provided by third-party design agencies and equipment suppliers.
• Prepare detailed User Requirement Specifications (URS), Functional Design Specifications (FDS), and technical Scopes of Work (SOW) for procurement packages.
• Direct and supervise on-site construction, civils, utilities integration, and machinery installations.
• Enforce strict Health & Safety protocols, Quality, and Food Safety (Q&FS / HACCP / GMP) standards on-site.
• Manage daily high-risk work permits (Hot Works, Working at Height, Confined Spaces).
• Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), ramp-up execution, and handover.
• Define scope work breakdown structures and schedules using MS Project.
• Track project KPIs, milestone timelines, and budget spend to mitigate cost overruns and delays.
• Manage external contractors, vendors, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders through regular progress reporting.

Skills

Field engineering

Project management

Auditing design

Tools

CAD software

MS Project

Job description

Randstad Construction & Property in Melton Mowbray seeks a Contract Senior Project Engineer for Utilities, Civil & Building Infrastructure. You will own end-to-end delivery of major site expansion and refurbishment packages, from design auditing and procurement through to on-site construction, FAT/SAT, and handover.

The role demands 5+ years in field engineering within manufacturing, 3+ years in project engineering, and a proven track record auditing third-party designs.