Project Engineer - Capital Projects

About the role

Brenntag is looking for a Project Engineer based at its Leeds head office, with UK travel, within the Supply Chain department and reporting to the Process Engineering Manager. The role leads and delivers projects across Brenntag UK & Ireland sites, managing them from concept through commissioning and handover, safely, on time and within budget, in line with engineering and process safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead capital investment and operational improvement projects from concept to completion, developing scopes, technical specifications, business cases and execution plans, and keeping schedules, budgets and resource plans up to date.
• Manage project risks, coordinate internal stakeholders and external contractors, and deliver commissioning, start-up and handover to operations.
• Produce and review engineering documentation such as technical specifications, P&IDs, plant layout drawings and equipment specifications, and support operations and maintenance teams.
• Support facility development, drive continuous improvement, and maintain engineering standards.
• Ensure compliance with the Project Management Framework, regulations and QHSE policies, support Management of Change (MOC), take part in risk assessments, HAZOP studies and design reviews, and maintain records on Process Safety Critical Equipment.
• Develop tender packages, evaluate supplier and contractor proposals, manage contractors and monitor their performance and compliance.
• Prepare and manage project budgets and expenditure forecasts, track capital expenditure, and support purchase orders, invoice approvals and financial reporting.

Required profile

• HND, degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Electrical or related engineering.
• At least 3 years' experience delivering engineering projects in manufacturing, chemical, industrial, logistics or process environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing capital projects through the full lifecycle, and experience managing contractors and suppliers.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs and layout drawings.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Desirable: APM PMQ or similar project management certification, chemical distribution or COMAH experience, HAZOP experience, AutoCAD, CMMS, and CEng status.

Required skills

• Project management: scope, cost, schedule, risk and stakeholder management.
• Microsoft Project or equivalent project planning software.
• Engineering documentation and specification writing.