Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will manage projects from order to delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance and maintaining customer satisfaction. Provide engineering support, oversee documentation and mitigate risk. Ensure clear communication of specifications and functionality while driving efficient project execution and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Coach and support team members to ensure high performance, and continuous skills development.
* Manage the full lifecycle of sales contracts, including intercompany projects, from order receipt through to despatch, ensuring a smooth handover back to the Sales team for follow-up.
* Organise and facilitate contract review meetings with cross-functional teams to clearly communicate the scope of supply, critical deadlines, and key project objectives.
* Implement and control project contract variation by documenting specification changes, communicating updates to stakeholders, and securing customer agreement on associated costs.
* Identify short-term capacity limitations and proactively explore solutions to meet customer delivery expectations.
* Provide technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle and post-delivery, ensuring clear communication of product and component functionality.
* Maintain strong customer relationships by managing expectations, facilitating specification meetings, and coordinating factory acceptance tests where required.
* Create comprehensive contract specification packs, including finalised project details, supplier quotations, and customer drawings. Ensure all documentation is stored systematically to maintain a complete project log.
* Update production reports for all active orders, providing stakeholders with clear visibility of order status and project objectives.
* Ensure compliance with all project-related contractual requirements, including payment terms, documentation standards, and product acceptance criteria.
* Identify potential project risks early and implement mitigation strategies to minimise impact on timelines, costs, and quality.
* Monitor project budgets, and ensure financial targets are met, including cost-saving initiatives where applicable.
Personal Qualities:
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and departments
* Have good initiative and drive to see a job through to a satisfactory conclusion and derive satisfaction form a job well don
* Demonstrates a proactive and positive attitude toward identifying and solving problems
* Capable of working calming and efficiently under pressure, while maintaining a strong attention to detail
* Possess strong prioritisation skills, balancing immediate tasks with long-term business objectives
* Be self motivated and independent, with the ability to manage workload without constant supervision
* Punctual and reliable attendance are essential and expected.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person