Senior Project Engineer (Software)

Project Freelance; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Freelance in Warrington is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (Software) to lead customer software projects from planning through to go-live and handover. The role is site based with one day per week from home after probation.

You will coordinate software, technical and installation teams, establish plans, manage risks and costs, and maintain governance and progress. PRINCE2 certification and a strong delivery background are essential.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 certification is essential.
• Strong planning, governance and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience delivering customer projects from planning through implementation and handover.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer projects from order handover through development, installation, commissioning and close-out.
• Establish project plans, milestones, resource requirements and a regular cadence of reviews and updates.
• Lead project governance, maintaining clear records of risks, decisions, actions and dependencies.
• Control scope changes and track their impact on costs, resources and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate internal teams, customers and third parties, including site readiness, training and acceptance.
• Manage transition into support and capture lessons learned.
• Site based, with customer travel as required and 1 day working from home per week after probation.

Skills

PRINCE2

Project management

Stakeholder management

Software background

Communication

Job description

Senior Project Engineer (Software) Warrington | Site based, with 1 day working from home per week after probation £65,000 to £80,000 depending on experience + Great Benefits Package

Excellent opportunity for a PRINCE2-qualified Project Engineer with a software background to take ownership of customer projects from initial planning through to implementation, go-live and handover.

This well-established engineering and technology business develops software and integrated systems for manufacturing customers. They are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to bring strong project management fundamentals, clear governance and a consistent delivery cadence to their customer projects.

In this role, you will coordinate software, technical and installation teams, acting as the main customer contact throughout delivery. You will establish project plans and regular reviews, manage risks and dependencies, control changes and maintain visibility of costs, resources and milestones. You will also contribute to pre-order reviews, ensuring delivery requirements and risks are understood before commitments are made.

The ideal candidate will have a software background and experience managing customer projects through the full delivery lifecycle. PRINCE2 certification is essential, alongside strong planning, governance and stakeholder management skills. You will be comfortable challenging unclear requirements, holding teams accountable for actions and keeping projects moving without direct line management authority.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a visible role within an established technology business, delivering projects that make a practical difference to customers' operations.

The Role:

• Manage customer projects from order handover through development, installation, commissioning and close-out.
• Establish project plans, milestones, resource requirements and a regular cadence of reviews and updates.
• Lead project governance, maintaining clear records of risks, decisions, actions and dependencies.
• Control scope changes and track their impact on costs, resources and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate internal teams, customers and third parties, including site readiness, training and acceptance.
• Manage transition into support and capture lessons learned.
• Site based, with customer travel as required and 1 day working from home per week after probation.

The Person:

• Experienced Project Engineer or Project Manager with a software background.
• PRINCE2 qualified, with strong project management fundamentals.
• Experience delivering customer projects from planning through implementation and handover.
• Confident managing governance, risk, change control and project costs.
• Strong communicator who can coordinate multiple teams and challenge unrealistic commitments.
• Experience in automation, systems integration or manufacturing environments would be beneficial.
• Able to commute to Daresbury and travel to customer sites when required.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.