Project Engineering Manager

Location: Lancashire

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: TBC

Salary: Competitive

Overview:

We are the leading provider of infrastructure services. At Altrad, we transform our nation’s critical infrastructure to operate safely and sustainably. With over 11,000 talented people, we provide the full spectrum of critical engineering and construction services for industries both onshore and offshore.

Role Details:

The Project Engineering Manager is a multifaceted role that requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership skills, and effective communication to manage teams, resources and stakeholder expectations. The ultimate goal is to identify project opportunities to provide a link between site and Altrad engineering centres, deliver projects on time within budget and to the required quality standards whilst keeping Health & Safety as the number one priority and aligning with the organisation’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Planning and Coordination: Define the project scope objectives and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders. Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, ensuring that milestones and deadlines are met.
• Team Leadership and Management: Define and lead a multi-discipline team of engineers and technical staff, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. Monitor team performance, providing guidance, feedback and support to produce high quality outputs.
• Technical Oversight: Oversee the design and engineering process, ensuring compliance with operational procedures and project requirements. Address technical challenges and obstacles, providing innovative solutions and technical expertise.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the project team and other departments, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration. Interface with stakeholders, supply chain and external stakeholders to communicate project status, gather requirements whilst managing expectations. Prepare regular project status reports highlighting progress, risks and issues.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise project impact. Proactively address and resolve project issues and conflicts, ensuring minimal disruption to project timelines.
• Budget and Cost Control: Develop and manage the project's budget in collaboration with the wider teams. Monitor expenditures, ensuring change and delays are managed efficiently.
• Process Improvement: Implement and promote best practices in project and engineering management. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, quality and productivity where opportunities present themselves. Conduct post-project evaluations to capture lessons learned and apply them to future projects.
• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE): Promote a culture of safety within the project team and the broader organisation aligning to both Altrad and EDF principles. Ensure all HSE compliance for all projects adhere to regulations and standards.

Key Requirements:

The Project Engineering Manager role requires a combination of technical expertise, leadership, and communication skills to ensure projects are delivered efficiently while prioritising safety and quality.

Key requirements include:

• Project Planning & Coordination: Define scope, objectives, and deliverables; maintain schedules to meet deadlines.
• Team Leadership & Management: Lead multi-disciplinary teams, fostering collaboration and guiding performance.
• Technical Oversight: Ensure designs comply with standards, solve technical challenges, and provide innovative solutions.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between departments, managing expectations and reporting project status.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks, resolving issues to maintain project progress.
• Budget & Cost Control: Develop budgets, monitor expenditures, and manage financial impacts of changes or delays.
• Process Improvement: Implement best practices, evaluate projects post-completion, and improve efficiency.
• Health, Safety & Environment (HSE): Uphold and enforce HSE compliance, fostering a strong safety culture.

Why Join Us?

• Work on high-impact projects within a leading organisation at the forefront of the nuclear industry.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.