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Project Engineer

  • Sector: Engineering
  • Contact Email: alicja.burchardt@collinsmcnicholas.ie
  • Job Ref: 23619

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer to join a specialist engineering firm located in Little Island, Cork, on a permanent basis. The role is customer-focused, with an emphasis on production, scheduling, commercial management, and continuous improvement.

Role Overview (Core Objectives):

  • Customer-focused and customer-facing.

  • Project engineering/ project management of programs and projects across the whole company; equipment, continuous improvement projects/activities etc.

  • Equipment, design, some automation, and related services. This will include supplier management and identification, selection of services and delivery on same.

  • Lead project management activities (e.g. project planning, tracking, risk management, reporting, communications etc.) 

  • Process engineering – process setup, validations, process improvements, procedure update and development.

Role Responsibilities (Full spec available on request):

  • Sales support through leading/supporting quotation and proposal activities.

  • Supports and may lead, customer audits and visits.

  • Project ownership. To include schedule, resourcing, and budget management.

  • Leading the design team on a portfolio of various fabrication projects. Co-ordinates, and leads where necessary, across the engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, sales, and production/ops teams.

  • Lead all projects, equipment introductions - propose, plan, execute and close, across functional teams.

  • Identify and lead Continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives – propose, plan, execute and close, across functional teams.

  • Demonstrates strong knowledge and application of process improvement tools in identification and elimination of "waste" process steps and development of efficient, cost-effective equipment and processes.

  • Use Lean methodologies to drive continuous improvement focused on Quality, Cost, Material flow and layout.

  • Supports in the development and upgrade of engineering procedures, template, and forms, to ISO9001 and en1090 standards.

  • May own and lead CAPA and NCE activities.

Role Requirements:

  • A degree in a relevant engineering subject is required.

  • Experience with Pressure Equipment Directive is required. 

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing/mechanical environment required.

  • Customer-facing experience.

  • Project engineering and project management experience.

For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact Alicja Burchardt.

alicja.burchardt@collinsmcnicholas.ie

0212427109