Project Engineer
Location: Portishead
Hours: Monday - Friday (days)
Salary: £35,000+ (depending on experience) + benefits
Easily commutable from: Bristol, Nailsea, Clevedon, Yatton, Cheddar, Weston-super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea
Looking for an Project role with variety, responsibility, and no site work?
We're recruiting for a Project Engineer to join a growing specialist business delivering bespoke treatment systems across the UK and Europe.
This is an office-based role working as part of a small, friendly, highly skilled team. You'll help turn customer requirements and early-stage concepts into clear, complete working designs with all the documentation needed for production, installation and compliance.
What you'll be doing
As a Project Engineer, your role will focus on:
Interpreting customer specifications and clarifying requirements
Turning concept drawings into working drawings for the workshop team
Producing and maintaining technical documentation (including CE/UKCA files, O&M manuals)
Creating accurate parts lists and bills of materials
Managing project files and records to ensure traceability and compliance
Occasional short visits to customer sites to understand systems in use (not a regular requirement)You'll be a key link between customer requirements, design intent and practical workshop delivery-making sure everything is properly documented, specified, and ready to build.
What you'll need to succeed
2 years post qualification experience in a project role.
Ability to read, interpret and produce technical drawings
Excellent attention to detail for documentation and compliance work
Comfortable interpreting and clarifying client specs
Experience with parts lists, bills of materials, O&M manuals or CE/UKCA documentation (advantageous)
Electrical drafting skills would be a strong bonus
Good communication and organisational skills
Able to work independently in an office-based role
What you'll get in return
Salary of £35,000+ (depending on experience)
Annual salary review
Discretionary bonus scheme
Monday to Friday days-based role (no shifts, no site work except occasional visits to learn systems)
Ongoing training and development
private healthcare
Pension scheme and life insurance
Regular company socials
A stable, supportive employer in a specialist, growing sector
You'll be joining a well-established business with a great reputation for quality, innovation, and looking after its people. This is a fantastic role if you enjoy making sense of complex projects, documenting them clearly, and working closely with a skilled technical team to make them a reality.
Interested?
If you're a Project Engineer with a good eye for detail and strong documentation skills, apply today.
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