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Project Engineer - Manufacturing | Salary £70k + benefits | Location: Hybrid / Croydon (3 days per week on site).
We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer to join a global manufacturing group at their Croydon manufacturing site. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in engineering and project delivery in a manufacturing or industrial settings with technical competence across M&E, plastics extrusion / injection moulding, pressure systems, automation and general engineering.
The role:
As a Project Engineer, you will lead complex, cross-functional engineering projects from concept to completion, managing internal teams and external contractors to deliver safe, robust and on-time solutions that support site development and expansion. You will own delivery, governance and handover, ensuring projects meet technical, safety and operational requirements. You will also oversee commercial aspects: capital budgets, procurement, tenders, negotiations and invoices.
Project Engineer Candidate Requirements:
Qualifications
- Degree or HND in an engineering discipline, with experience in a project environment.
- Desirable: membership of APM or equivalent.
- Project management methodologies and techniques, practical OHSE and environmental legislation.
- Commercial awareness of cost impacts on decisions and proposals.
- Technical competence across M&E, plastics extrusion and injection moulding, pressure systems, automation and general engineering.
- Significant engineering and project delivery in manufacturing or industrial settings.
- Proven leadership of project teams or initiatives, able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Track record of driving process improvements for efficiency, safety and equipment performance.
- Clear, confident communication to technical and non-technical audiences, strong interpersonal skills.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for then please apply with your CV.
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