Project Engineer, Chesterfield, £43,000
Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer with aspirations of becoming a chartered engineer and engineering signatory, required to be a project engineer for a turnkey engineering business.
Focusing upon full product lifecycle projects, the project engineer will be delivering everything from R&D, Design, Manufacturing, Test & Commissioning to final acceptance.
The company are a small but established rail engineering supplier, working directly with train operating companies and Train owners. The product is unique, robust and has to work on a number of different platforms so there is plenty of engineering challenge and variety.
Ultimately, the client is looking to invest in an engineer who wants to be an engineering signatory for the business, allowing their product to operate on the rail. It is seen as a key development position by the board of directors and is therefore an attractive proposition for an engineer who wants to assume responsibility.
The successful candidate will be a minimum HND qualified engineer (ideally degree qualified) and have experience in taking on customer engineering projects and delivering to a satisfactory conclusion in a heavy engineering / transportation arena. The candidate will be able to demonstrate strong internal and external customer communication and be able to highlight where they have taken responsibility for engineering decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead turnkey engineering projects managing the engineering from cradle to grave
- Working with the Engineering Director trained to become an engineering authority
- Innovating ideas for Research and Development
- Defining and refining specific ideas clarity, coherence, and structure on projects
- Technical oversight and troubleshooting
- Customer liaison and support
Candidate Essentials
- A minimum of a National Diploma in Engineering
- Previous experience of working within a dual basis heavy engineer environment with strong electrical experience.
- The ability to work as part of a focused team delivering projects of all size and type with the ability to take responsibility of actions and ensuring delivery of projects on time and on budget.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- The confidence and autonomy to lead and make important decisions.
The role will be based onsite in Chesterfield 4 to 5 times a week.
Closing Date: Thursday 26th September
How can you apply for the role?
If you are interested in the Project Manager role, then please apply via this job board. For more information, please get in touch with Laura Harris via (url removed).
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