We are growing our energy sector engineering team for UK projects in the nuclear fuels and decommissioning sector. We are keen to hear from candidates with significant experience of acting in a Project Engineering Manger role at Concept/FEED/Detailed Design on sites containing major chemical process hazards and in highly regulated site environments.

As a client facing, Project Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering design on major projects through the various of stage of the project life cycle to meet the project schedule, budget, safety and quality requirements.

The role is based at the Costain Manchester Office with an expectation of office-based working for up to three days per week - our informal dynamic working policy allows all employees to discuss and agree flexibility to where, when and how they work based on individual preferences and subject to role, client, business and team requirements.  Short-term/notice travel to company, supplier or client offices or sites for business purposes may be required.

To manage the delivery of multi-discipline engineering design on major projects through the various stages of the project lifecycle that are safe-by-design, sustainable, digitally enabled, cost-effective, compliant, technically sound and meet commercial delivery targets through:

• Ensuring that Engineering resource requirements are identified and effectively utilised to allow execution of projects in accordance with the project requirements and targeting for maximum productivity and efficiency.
• Ensuring all Engineers fully understand the detailed scope, basis of design, budget and programme requirements of the project.
• Co-ordination of Engineering and Design interfaces between Costain and other project partners / supply chain partners.
• Management of contractual communications, supporting progress meetings, risk reduction meetings, cost reports, coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams and running / closing out contract actions
• Regularly reporting to senior operational management on the performance of the engineering delivery for the project
• Providing a commercial focus with a high level of challenge on project scope and protecting against uncontrolled scope creep
• Ensuring effective deployment and use of company engineering delivery processes on projects including engineering design strategy; master deliverable register, project schedule, work/cost breakdown structure; process safety management and engineering governance process.
• Ensuring that key project and programme risks are identified early, and mitigated where possible, with issues and blockers escalated immediately
• Ensuring all services comply fully with Client & Costain governance processes, standards and obtaining necessary approvals
• Developing projective relationships by communicating with colleagues and subordinates, developing trust and support and building teams.

Further details please contact us.