Job Title: Project Engineer
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Salary: £30K - £40K, plus bonus variable (performance and profit related)
Industry: Oil & Gas
Premier Engineering has engaged with a key client and a World-leader in Design & Manufacture of Filtration & Chemical Processing Equipment, amongst other related equipment to the process industries. Due to project and team growth, a new opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineer to join this exciting business on a permanent basis. Ideally you will have experience within the Oil & Gas or related industries.
Summary of Job:
- Responsible for various ongoing projects including the cost-effective design, material procurement, instigation, control and compilation and submission of all associated engineering documentation
Staff relationship:
- Directly responsible to the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineers in their absence
- Direct supervision of sub-ordinates; may have the services of Junior Engineers, Draughtspersons and Trainee Engineers
- Liaises internally with all departments
- Liaises externally with clients, certified authorities, third party inspection bodies, suppliers, sub-contractors, etc.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of the company policies and objectives with attention to quality, safety & environment
- Will undertake reasonable instructions from senior personnel in the best interests of the company
- Special respect shall be paid to quality and safety and include but not be limited to the following:
- Assisting Sales in the preparation of quotation drawings/documentation (workload permitting)
- Assisting in the development of new equipment/new product ranges (workload permitting)
- Assisting in the creation of standard 3D models and library parts (workload permitting)
Design
- Creating cost effective designs by integration of common parts and standardisation of components
- Producing General Arrangement drawings, Manufacturing drawings and Technical Specifications
- Producing 3D models for estimating weights, volumes, interferences, determining complex geometry, etc.
- Verification of designs by calculations and/or FEA/CFD (analysis to be carried out under supervision)
- Designing products that are safe and in accordance with Health & Safely legislation
- Designing products that comply with applicable design codes, e.g. ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, etc.
- Designing products that comply with applicable governing legislation, e.g. 2014/68/EU (PED)
Material Procurement
- Producing material requisitions to ensure all material/quantity/technical requirements are identified
- Using standard components and referencing part numbers from the company system, where possible
- Instigation and ongoing control of projects/contracts from Sales hand-over through to delivery.
- Organisation of the duties, tasks & workload of engineers assisting on larger contracts.
- Liaison with Quality/Production to ensure ‘sub-contract’ and ‘in-house’ activity is considered and controlled
- Supervising workshop personnel and/or sub-contractors, as required
- Organisation and preparation of all engineering documentation requirements, as required by the contract
- Submission of required contract documentation to client/third party, via the Documentation department
Qualifications/Experience
Minimum GCSE Grade 5 (equivalent grade C) or higher in Maths & English HNC in Mechanical Engineering essential
Essential knowledge of Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel) required
Experience using Adobe Acrobat
AutoCad experience essential
SolidWorks & 3D Modelling
ASME PV code knowledge preferred (i.e. ASME VIII)
Knowledge of manufacturing, welding, piping and materials essential
Experience of working within the Oil & Gas industry preferred
Experience of filters, strainers and pressure vessels preferred
Benefits
- Company bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Life insurance (death in service)
- 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years’ service)
- Training opportunities
- Free eye tests and contribution towards spectacles for PC users, if appropriate
- On-site parking
Hours of work
Office hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 37-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8-hour shift and Friday covers a 5-hour shift.
For more information about this role please apply, or email Daniel Warby on dwarby@pg-rec.com who will be able to provide more details on the opportunity.
Many thanks, Premier Group