Project Engineer (electrical Biased) in Leven

Lead end-to-end capital engineering projects—driving safe, compliant delivery from concept to commissioning while balancing cost, risk, and stakeholder priorities.

Our Client has a requirement for a Project Engineer (Electrical biased), who will be required to work on a 12 month contract basis in Leven.

Role Overview

Lead and deliver capital engineering projects from concept through to commissioning and handover, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient project execution aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Management

• Lead capital engineering projects from concept through to commissioning and handover.
• Develop and manage project plans, budgets, schedules, and risk mitigation activities.
• Take ownership of project delivery, ensuring progress is maintained and priorities are managed across multiple projects.
• Control project scope, costs, and timelines, including managing and approving change where required.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure all work is delivered in compliance with site safety standards, construction regulations, and relevant industrial safety legislation.
• Champion a strong safety culture across project design, implementation, and asset lifecycle.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and completion of corrective and preventative actions.

Engineering & Technical Delivery

• Translate business and operational needs into clear technical requirements and engineering specifications.
• Apply engineering expertise to develop practical, compliant solutions for industrial applications.
• Manage external design partners and contractors to ensure designs and installations meet project requirements and quality standards.
• Lead design reviews and ensure the technical integrity of engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with technical specialists to ensure compliance with internal standards and external legislation.
• Interpret engineering drawings and support validation of installations and systems.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, sustainability improvements, and process efficiency through engineering solutions.

Team Leadership & Reporting

• Build and lead multi-disciplinary project teams and maintain robust project documentation and reporting.
• Provide regular project status updates using established reporting tools and frameworks.
• Capture project learnings and support continuous improvement of engineering standards, tools, and ways of working.

Stakeholder & Commercial Management

• Manage relationships with operational, leadership, senior leadership, suppliers, contractors, procurement, and finance teams.
• Balance conflicting stakeholder priorities while keeping all relevant parties informed of schedule, cost, and risk.
• Manage supplier and contractor performance across safety, quality, cost, scope, and delivery.
• Support contract administration, commercial risk management, budget control, cash flow forecasting, and value delivery.
• Contribute to financial evaluations such as ROI and NPV analysis where needed.

Skills

• Strong project management skills, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and change control.
• Ability to manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously and prioritise effectively based on business risk.
• Sound technical engineering knowledge in a relevant discipline, with broad awareness of mechanical, electrical, civil, process, and control systems.
• Ability to translate operational or business needs into clear technical requirements and engineering specifications.
• Experience reviewing engineering designs, interpreting technical drawings, and ensuring technical quality and compliance.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, and construction compliance requirements within an industrial environment.
• Ability to lead and promote a positive safety culture across project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Effective problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify practical, compliant, and value-driven engineering solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across operators, leadership teams, suppliers, and contractors.
• Ability to lead cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Commercial awareness, including supplier management, budget control, cost assessment, and contract administration.
• Financial understanding to support forecasting, contingency planning, ROI, and NPV analysis.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly in project documentation, reporting, and governance.
• Ability to identify and drive continuous improvement, including better tools, templates, standards, and ways of working.
• Good digital literacy, including Microsoft 365, MS Project, SharePoint, SAP DEP, and familiarity with AutoCAD.
• Personal strengths including communication, teamwork, resilience, adaptability, and a proactive approach to delivery.

Education

• Degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering.
• Other relevant engineering disciplines will also be considered.
• HND/HNC in a relevant engineering discipline, combined with suitable practical experience, will also be considered.
• Chartered Engineer status, or progress towards chartership, is desirable but not essential.
• Project Management qualification such as APM PMQ (or equivalent), or willingness to work towards this, is desirable.
• NEBOSH Certificate, or similar health and safety qualification, is desirable.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Project Engineer looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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