Senior Project Engineer - On‑Site Utilities & Civil (Food)

Randstad CPE; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE seeks an experienced Contract Senior Project Engineer specialising in Utilities, Civil, and Building Infrastructure to support major CapEx investments at a manufacturing facility in Melton Mowbray.

The role covers end-to-end ownership from design auditing and procurement to on-site construction, FAT/SAT, and handover, with site safety and regulatory compliance at the core.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Review, audit, and validate multidisciplinary design submittals, spatial layouts, and civil/building packages against 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 by third-party design agencies.
• Prepare URS, FDS, and SOW for procurement packages.
• Direct and supervise on-site construction, civils, utilities integration, and machinery installations.
• Enforce Health, Safety, Quality, and Food Safety standards (HACCP / GMP) on-site.
• Manage daily high-risk work permits (Hot Works, Working at Height, Confined Spaces).
• Lead FAT, SAT, ramp-up, and handover activities.
• Define scope work breakdown structures and schedules using MS Project.

Skills

Field engineering

Project management

HSE compliance

CAD software

Tools

CAD software

MS Project

Job description

Randstad CPE seeks an experienced Contract Senior Project Engineer specialising in Utilities, Civil, and Building Infrastructure to support major CapEx investments at a manufacturing facility in Melton Mowbray.

The role covers end-to-end ownership from design auditing and procurement to on-site construction, FAT/SAT, and handover, with site safety and regulatory compliance at the core.