Project Engineering Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Engineering Manager
Location: Field-based (Hybrid – 2/3 days per week)
Industry: Industrial Gases / Engineering
Type: Permanent
Salary: £65,000 – £80,000 + Car Allowance + 10% Bonus + Excellent Benefits

We’re partnering with one of the UK’s leading providers of industrial, medical, and special gases – a global organisation focused on safety, sustainability, and innovation – to recruit a Senior Project Engineering Manager. This is a field-based role with hybrid flexibility (2–3 days per week), offering the opportunity to lead significant projects across multiple external sites.

The Opportunity
A key leadership position, this role is ideal for a Project Engineering professional ready to take ownership of high-value projects. You'll lead cross-functional teams on external customer sites, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standard of safety, technical compliance, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all project engineering activities, with a particular focus on external site delivery
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams on customer locations, ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulations
• Drive project prioritisation, resource planning, and workload management across multiple workstreams
• Offer hands-on leadership and technical guidance throughout project lifecycles
• Maintain strong alignment with customer expectations and internal stakeholders, ensuring engineered solutions meet business needs
• Promote simplification and standardisation of processes and designs, fostering a culture of value engineering
• Ensure full SHEQ compliance across all project phases, including risk assessments and regulatory audits
• Use project management tools to drive timely delivery and performance reporting via defined KPIs

About You

• Degree-qualified in a relevant Engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or related)
• Chartered Engineer status is advantageous but not essential
• 10+ years' experience within engineering environments such as construction, industrial, or manufacturing
• Proven track record in leading project teams on external sites
• Strong knowledge of safety standards, regulatory frameworks, and technical project delivery
• A proactive and accountable leader, able to balance hands-on involvement with strategic oversight
  
  

Why Join? You'll benefit from:

• Salary from £65,000 – £80,000 depending on experience
• Car allowance and 10% performance-related bonus
• Hybrid working model: 2–3 days per week (field-based)
• 25 days annual leave + flexible leave options
• Extensive well-being, reward, and retail benefit platforms
• Global learning & development pathways
• Inclusive, supportive culture with long-term career progression

Interested? Whether you’re actively searching or exploring new opportunities, we’d love to hear from you. Our client is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and is happy to discuss adjustments to support you during the process.

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