Project Engineer

Reporting to the Corporate Project Manager, the Project Engineer will play a key role in the development, delivery, and governance of capital (CAPEX) projects across UK manufacturing sites. This role is suited to an engineer with strong operational experience in process and/or packaging environments who is motivated to develop formal project management skills and progress toward a Project Manager role. The position acts as a bridge between site operations and the CAPEX project team, supporting safe, compliant and cost-effective project execution across the full project lifecycle.

Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

• Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles and capture lessons learned to improve future project delivery.
• Promote a strong culture of Health & Safety, Quality, Food Safety, Environment and Sustainability.
• Support compliance with UK CDM Regulations, food safety standards and ASR Group engineering and safety requirements.
• Support FAT, SAT, installation, commissioning and handover activities.
• Prepare and review AutoCAD drawings (2D and 3D) and technical documentation.
• Provide engineering input during feasibility, design, construction and commissioning phases.
• Act as a key interface between the project team and site operations, ensuring operational requirements are embedded in project solutions.
• Monitor project progress against scope, cost, schedule and quality targets, escalating risks and issues where required.
• Assist in the development of Charter, Basis of Design, Scopes of Work, cost estimates, schedules, risk registers and change control documentation, as per CAPEX workflow.
• Coordinate project activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, HSE, quality and external contractors.
• Support the planning, execution and close‑out of CAPEX projects and provide proper handover documentation.

Work Experiences

• Experience on Project management preferably in a Food Industry or equivalent.

Education Requirements

• Graduated or qualified with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or similar.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project).
• Understanding of Project Engineering, like Visio.

Core Competencies

• Effective Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner by tailoring one's message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
• Customer Orientation – Keeps internal and/or external customer(s) in mind at all times. Strives to proactively address customer concerns and needs.
• Establishes Trust – Gaining the confidence and faith of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, integrous and vulnerable.
• Problem‑Solving – Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact‑based manner.
• Results Orientation & Accountability – Takes accountability, identifies, executes and drives actions to consistently achieve desired results.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – Maintaining effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities and people.
• Continuous Improvement – Establishes methods and utilizes specialized techniques to monitor and improve performance of systems and processes.
• Self‑Development – Seeks feedback on one's strengths and weaknesses and initiates activities to increase or enhance knowledge, skills, and proficiency.

Location of Role

Thames Refinery