Senior Project Engineer - Lead from Design to Delivery

ATA Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy in project leadership

Cradle-to-grave project ownership

Competitive salary

Job summary

ATA Recruitment is assisting a Leicestershire-based company that designs and manufactures bespoke mechanical systems. The role of Senior Project/Contracts Engineer involves leading design projects from sales handover, performing site measurements, and coordinating procurement of bought-out items.

You will produce 2D fabrication drawings in AutoCAD, migrate toward 3D design with Fusion, and handle layout planning, airflow calculations and change requests while maintaining strong client

Qualifications

• Experience producing 2D sheet metal and fabrication drawings.
• Experience in designing bespoke fabricated and sheet metal components.
• Confident building relationships with customers.
• Willing to take responsibility for a project from design through delivery.
• Capable of working to tight deadlines under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects after sales handover.
• Inspect customer sites for measurements and space fit.
• Order bought-out items from suppliers including control panels and ATEX valves.
• Produce drawings for manufacture using AutoCAD and Fusion.
• Design ducting, air valves, fans and panels for filters.
• Create layouts showing equipment fit and plan views.
• Calculate air flow, pressure drops and filter sizing.
• Maintain customer contact during design and manufacturing and manage change requests.

Skills

2D drawings

Bespoke fabrication

Customer relationships

Project ownership

Deadline driven

Mechanical engineering qualification

Education

Mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Fusion 360

Job description

ATA Recruitment is assisting a Leicestershire-based company that designs and manufactures bespoke mechanical systems. The role of Senior Project/Contracts Engineer involves leading design projects from sales handover, performing site measurements, and coordinating procurement of bought-out items.

You will produce 2D fabrication drawings in AutoCAD, migrate toward 3D design with Fusion, and handle layout planning, airflow calculations and change requests while maintaining strong client