Project Engineering Manager

About the role

The Project Engineering Manager leads a team of Senior Project Engineers and Project Engineers specialising in core business technologies, delivering engineering project execution across the project portfolio. The role ensures deliverables are completed safely, efficiently and in line with scope, budget, schedule, quality and customer requirements, and covers leadership, resource management, technical governance and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Project Engineering team day to day and plan resources and capacity for current and future projects
• Deliver engineering work packages and monitor performance, utilisation and delivery KPIs, taking corrective action where needed
• Support technical escalation, risk mitigation and resolution of complex engineering, manufacturing and procurement challenges
• Manage SAP/ERP engineering data, Bills of Materials, engineering releases and project documentation
• Drive collaboration between Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Management and Site Services
• Lead engineering design reviews (PDR, CDR, technical reviews) and support customer meetings, project and design reviews
• Apply engineering standards, procedures and regulatory compliance requirements
• Develop team capability through recruitment, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, performance management and career development
• Improve engineering tools, processes, standards and knowledge management, and support business growth initiatives

Required profile

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Manufacturing or related engineering
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation desirable
• Project management qualification (APM, PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) desirable
• Experience leading engineering project delivery in a multi-disciplinary environment and managing engineering teams
• Experience delivering capital equipment projects in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, chemical, food or process industries
• Experience with ERP/SAP, Bills of Materials, engineering change management and manufacturing release processes
• Experience in global, multi-cultural engineering organisations

Required skills

• Leadership, coaching and mentoring
• Stakeholder management and communication across all levels
• Problem-solving and decision-making with a delivery focus
• Ability to influence decisions and align cross-functional teams