Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 40,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Are you an organised and proactive Project Engineer looking to develop your career within a specialist engineering and manufacturing environment?
Perhaps you're a recent engineering graduate with some industry experience, or an existing Project Engineer looking for a varied role that combines project management, technical coordination and customer interaction.
We're supporting a leading engineering business in New Milton who are looking to recruit a Project Engineer to join their Technical team.
What’s the role all about?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business where you'll play a key role in coordinating engineering projects from enquiry through to delivery.
Working closely with Technical, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Sales teams, you'll help ensure major customer projects and new product introductions are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
The role would suit someone who enjoys working across multiple departments, managing project schedules and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
Key responsibilities
Coordinate and manage project activities for major customer orders and new product introductions
Maintain project schedules and track progress against agreed milestones
Prepare and manage project documentation in line with customer and ISO requirements
Monitor project status and provide updates to stakeholders, customers and senior management
Support quotation and bid preparation for new enquiries and projects
Coordinate drawing updates and engineering change activities
Organise and document project review meetings, including design, contract and production readiness reviews
Maintain accurate project records and ensure critical documentation is stored correctly
Monitor project costs and support budget control activities
Assist cross-functional teams with customer documentation, quality plans and inspection plans
Support continuous improvement initiatives relating to project delivery and business processes
What you’ll need
To succeed in this role, you'll bring:
HNC, HND or Degree in an Engineering discipline
Strong organisational and project coordination skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management ability
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Commercial awareness and attention to detail
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
Desirable
Previous project management experience
Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical data
Experience using project management software such as MS Project
Knowledge of gated project management processes
Exposure to New Product Introduction (NPI) activities
Experience within regulated industries such as Aerospace, Defence, Medical, Nuclear or Energy
Familiarity with AutoCAD Inventor or Autodesk Vault
Understanding of PPAP, IQ/OQ/PQ or similar product launch methodologies
French language skills would be advantageous
About you
You're a highly organised individual who enjoys coordinating people, projects and processes.
You'll be:
A strong communicator
Detail-focused and methodical
Commercially aware
A collaborative team player
Comfortable working across multiple departments
Driven with a positive, can-do attitude
Why apply?
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop a career in engineering project management within a supportive technical environment.
The business is open to candidates with varying levels of experience, making it ideal for either a graduate engineer looking for their first project-based role or someone with existing project coordination experience looking for their next challenge.
Interested?
If you're looking for a role where you can combine engineering knowledge with project coordination and customer interaction, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.
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