Project Engineer in Leven

I am supporting a global FMCG client looking for project engineers to lead high-impact capital engineering projects, driving delivery from concept to commissioning.

Details:

• Location - Leven, Scotland
• Contract length - 12 months
• Working model - On-site
• Start date - ASAP

Role Duties

• Lead capital engineering projects from initial concept through design, installation, commissioning, and final handover.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, budgets, schedules, and risk-mitigation activities.
• Take full ownership of project delivery, ensuring progress, prioritisation, and alignment across multiple concurrent projects.
• Control project scope, costs, and timelines, including assessing, managing, and approving change where required.
• Ensure all work complies with site safety standards, construction regulations, and relevant industrial safety legislation.
• Champion a strong safety culture across project design, implementation, and asset lifecycle.
• Lead incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
• Translate operational and business needs into clear technical requirements and engineering specifications.
• Apply engineering expertise to develop practical, compliant solutions for industrial environments.
• Manage external design partners and contractors to ensure design quality, installation standards, and project compliance.
• Lead design reviews and ensure the technical integrity of engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with technical specialists to ensure adherence to internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings and support validation of installations and systems.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, sustainability improvements, and process optimisation.
• Build and lead multi-disciplinary project teams while maintaining robust documentation and reporting.
• Provide regular project status updates using established reporting tools and frameworks.
• Capture project learnings and support continuous improvement of engineering standards, tools, and processes.
• Manage relationships with operations, leadership teams, suppliers, contractors, procurement, and finance.
• Balance competing stakeholder priorities while maintaining transparency on schedule, cost, and risk.
• Oversee supplier and contractor performance across safety, quality, cost, scope, and delivery.
• Support contract administration, commercial risk management, budget control, cash-flow forecasting, and value delivery.
• Contribute to financial evaluations including ROI and NPV assessments.

Skills

• Strong project management capability across planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and change control.
• Ability to manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously and prioritise based on business risk.
• Solid technical engineering knowledge with broad awareness of mechanical, electrical, civil, process, and control systems.
• Ability to convert operational needs into clear technical requirements and engineering specifications.
• Experience reviewing engineering designs, interpreting technical drawings, and ensuring technical quality and compliance.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, and construction compliance in industrial environments.
• Ability to lead and promote a positive safety culture across teams and contractors.
• Effective problem-solving skills with a focus on practical, compliant, value-driven engineering solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across operators, leadership, suppliers, and contractors.
• Ability to lead cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Commercial awareness including supplier management, budget control, cost assessment, and contract administration.
• Financial literacy to support forecasting, contingency planning, ROI, and NPV analysis.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail in documentation, reporting, and governance.
• Ability to identify and drive continuous improvement in tools, templates, standards, and ways of working.
• Strong digital literacy: Microsoft 365, MS Project, SharePoint, SAP DEP, and familiarity with AutoCAD.
• Personal strengths: communication, teamwork, resilience, adaptability, and proactive delivery.

Education

• Degree in Engineering, ideally Electrical Engineering. Other relevant engineering disciplines also considered.
• HND/HNC in a relevant engineering discipline with strong practical experience also acceptable.
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartership) desirable but not essential.
• Project Management qualification (e.g., APM PMQ or equivalent) desirable.
• NEBOSH Certificate or similar health & safety qualification desirable.

Please apply for more details or reach out directly with your CV.