1. Senior Engineering Project Manager role based in Hull
2. Senior role with a globally recognised manufacturing business
About Our Client
Our client is a leading global business operating at the heart of the supply chain, delivering essential products across food, agriculture and industrial markets. As one of the world's largest privately owned organisations, they combine deep technical expertise with a strong commitment to safety, sustainability and long-term performance. They are now looking for a Senior Engineering Project Manager for their Kingston upon Hull based site.
Job Description
The Senior Engineering Project Manager forms a vital part of the site's leadership team, reporting into the Site Director. You will take full ownership of the site capital programme, translating business strategy into a structured portfolio of investments while acting as the engineering authority across the full project lifecycle-from concept through to commissioning and handover-ensuring all projects deliver safe, reliable and high-performing assets aligned to long-term site objectives. You will:
3. Lead and prioritise the site capital portfolio, aligning investment with safety, risk, reliability and value
4. Act as the final technical authority, owning key engineering decisions and standards
5. Provide hands-on leadership, mentoring and development to the on-site project engineering team, setting clear expectations and building capability
6. Create a high-performance engineering culture through coaching, challenge and technical guidance
7. Retain full accountability for contractor performance, providing strong oversight and challenge to external engineering partners and EPCs
8. Ensure robust engineering assurance, governance and risk management across all projects
9. Oversee project execution, including construction, contractor management and SIMOPS risk
10. Drive high standards in process safety, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated and controlled
11. Own commissioning, start-up and handover to ensure assets are operable and maintainable
12. Embed reliability and lifecycle thinking into all engineering and design decisions
13. Collaborate closely with operations, maintenance and EHS to support site performance
14. Maintain accountability for capital cost control, forecasting and value-based decision making
The Successful Applicant
The Senior Engineering Project Manager will have a strong technical engineering background gained within a high-hazard, heavy industrial environment such as chemicals, biofuels or manufacturing, alongside proven experience delivering complex capital projects.You will bring:
15. Demonstrated experience leading capital programmes or major projects end-to-end
16. Strong process safety knowledge and the ability to manage risk in complex environments
17. Experience acting as an engineering authority or providing technical governance
18. Proven leadership capability, including managing and developing engineering teams
19. The ability to influence stakeholders and challenge decisions where safety or reliability is at risk
20. A delivery-focused mindset, capable of balancing cost, performance and long-term asset integrity
21. Experience managing and successfully delivering a complex portfolio of projects simultaneously
What's on Offer
22. Competitive salary and benefits package inclusive of car allowance and performance related bonus
23. A fast-paced, international environment with significant scope and autonomy
24. The opportunity to lead key investment programmes within a highly complex industrial site
25. Strong career development opportunities within a large, stable and globally recognised organisation