Mechanical Project Engineer

South Oxfordshire (5 days onsite needed!)

£35-45,000

Laboris Solutions are recruiting a Mechanical Project Engineer for a client to lead the engineering and delivery of projects. This will be working on a variety of projects including support local government projects to project further afield in South America.

Within this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the engineering through the complete project lifecycle (from concept to commissioning).
• Determine work package breakdown and allocation.
• Curate and manage requirements and engineering specifications for, top system level definition, and sub-system work packages
• Ensure the successful delivery of engineering equipment from internal design teams and external suppliers to meet the project goals, and the scientific & business need
• Project management (including: planning; scheduling; setting and controlling budgets; project risk management; associated documentation and reporting).

About you

We are looking for someone with a confident understanding of the engineering design & delivery process, and a high competence in project management and technical leadership. The role requires a person with great interpersonal skills, particularly in communication, negotiating, networking and team building. Minimum 2/3 years of experience are required.

You will be skilled at solving engineering challenges with a methodical structured approach, and be able to draw upon a good knowledge of mechanical engineering design and manufacturing fundamentals.

We are looking for someone who will be passionate about delivering high quality solutions to meet the project objective.

Essential:

• Degree or HNC, or equivalent, plus experience in Mechanical Engineering
• Skilled in project management (responsible for time / cost / quality)
• Experience of managing technical recommendations and work from multi-disciplinary collaborators (S&I)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for technical and project leadership

Desirable:

• Demonstrated ability to work to procedures, and Industrial Standards & Regulations.
• Understanding of safe design, risk assessments, and risk mitigation.
• Experience of working with scientists or technical specialists to develop complex technical specifications.
• Experience of procuring engineering equipment
• Experience of designing engineering equipment
• Comprehensive understanding of materials and manufacturing.
• Industrial experience in engineering design using Computer Aided Design software.