Project Engineer (Capital Investment Projects)
Key Skills for This Role
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What You Will Achieve
Lead and manage significant capital investment projects.
Ensure compliance with Environmental Health and Safety standards as well as internal financial controls.
Develop and execute the annual and 5-year Capital Plan.
Drive productivity improvement projects and manage change activities.
Independently solve complex issues and escalate when necessary.
Who You Will Work With
Continuous Improvement Leader
Reliability Leads
Maintenance Manager
Global Capital Team
Operations Team
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact, develop your professional skills, and advance your career within a leading global chemical and specialty materials company. Join us and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation, safety, and excellence.
Creating and managing capital investment projects at the Newport Specialty Elastomers Plant. Responsible for all project management activities related to CAPEX and OPEX investments, including project design and approval requests; project planning, execution and financial control (forecasting and reporting).
Plays a pivotal role in leading the implementation of new or modified processes and plant equipment, from initial design development and evaluation to construction, commissioning and handover.
Ensure all projects comply with Environmental Health and Safety requirements and within cost and time goals.
Work closely with the Global Capital Team to ensure the correct level of spend and control (Capital Vs Expense) as well as update and maintain the Newport site Asset Register.
Develop and execute the annual and 5 year Capital Plan, liaising with the Operations Team to agree any plant outages required to carry out Project work.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Work closely on a daily basis with the Continuous Improvement Leader, Reliability Leads and Maintenance Manager.
Scoping of productivity improvement projects including management of change activities
Key attributes of the Project Engineer
Commitment to high standards in safety and quality of work, as well as accuracy for financial forecasting and spend reporting.
Driven, motivated & committed to ownership and completing tasks.
The ability to communicate well verbally and via IT-based systems.
Able to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment while making decisions focused on safety, quality, reliability & performance of the business.
A flexible attitude to the job and the ability to demonstrate leadership capabilities
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of proven Project Engineering experience and capital investment projects.
- Proven project management experience, preferably within the manufacturing sector.
- Engineering related degree / qualification or similar level of experience.
- Proficient with basic computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office) and working knowledge of SAP or other Computerised Maintenance Management Systems. (CMMS).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organisation, influencing others without authority and delivering on time and to expectations.
- Strong analytical & problem solving skills, with attention to detail. Demonstrated experience problem solving and troubleshooting on a variety of systems.
- Ability to handle a breadth of work items across several areas and differing timescales.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and assist the business unit in prioritising work items.
- Experience using safe systems of work (i.e. Permit to Work, Risk Assessments, Management of Change).
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Ability to read (and edit) P&ID, General Arrangement and detail CAD drawings. (AutoCAD software experience preferable)
- Commitment to safety and a proactive attitude toward maintaining a secure work environment. Attained or working towards HSE based professional qualification, e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate
- Awareness and general knowledge of control systems and instrumentation
- Proven track record of contractor management
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of proven Project Engineering experience and capital investment projects.
- Proven project management experience, preferably within the manufacturing sector.
- Engineering related degree / qualification or similar level of experience.
- Proficient with basic computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office) and working knowledge of SAP or other Computerised Maintenance Management Systems. (CMMS).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organisation, influencing others without authority and delivering on time and to expectations.
- Strong analytical & problem solving skills, with attention to detail. Demonstrated experience problem solving and troubleshooting on a variety of systems.
- Ability to handle a breadth of work items across several areas and differing timescales.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and assist the business unit in prioritising work items.
- Experience using safe systems of work (i.e. Permit to Work, Risk Assessments, Management of Change).
- Ability to read (and edit) P&ID, General Arrangement and detail CAD drawings. (AutoCAD software experience preferable)
- Commitment to safety and a proactive attitude toward maintaining a secure work environment. Attained or working towards HSE based professional qualification, e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate
- Awareness and general knowledge of control systems and instrumentation
- Proven track record of contractor management
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