Project Engineer, Systems Engineer

Location: Hertfordshire

Job title Project Engineer

Location:
Royston

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We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer, reporting to the Site CAPEX Manager, will provide overall coordination for several projects. This role will be supported by the wider program delivery team, including discipline engineers, project controls, construction engineers and planners.

You should bring strong discipline delivery and build experience, with the ability to independently resolve technical and construction issues. While coordination skills are important, success in this role depends on having hands-on experience that strengthens the team's technical competence and project execution capabilities.

You will be accountable for the safe and timely delivery of Johnson Matthey Projects s includes oversight of all project management activities and end-end project development activities by means of effective governance, monitoring, execution and control.

The incumbent is also responsible for developing and implementing successful execution strategies with internal JM functions and 3rd party firms to achieve project completions on time, within budget, and at the required levels of quality, considering safety and reliability.

As the job title, you will help drive our goals by:

• Develop and execute the project execution plan and work with/coordinate the nominated resources (multi-discipline teams - MDT) and resource providers to deliver design, procurement, construction, handover and commissioning.
• Coordinating the project team (MDT) to achieve scope delivery, project budgets, schedule and project risk to ensure a safe start up.
• Preparation of integrated project execution baseline schedules and updating as required through the project lifecycle in line with JM planning guidelines.
• In partnership with JM procurement function, managing contracts including facilitating negotiations with contractors and suppliers, preparation of technical Bid evaluations and commercial bid evaluations for award.
• Plan and monitor the review and approval of key engineering, procurement and construction documents to achieve the baseline schedules.
• In conjunction with the project controls group, administer robust Project Controls as per JM requirements (weekly reports, schedule adherence, and cost forecasts/variances,).

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:

• Degree-qualified, or relevant experience in and engineering subject and experience on highly hazardous projects
• Demonstrated experience in framing and coordinating suppliers and engineering, procurement companies
• Demonstrated experience with accountability for safety critical activities such as Highly Hazardous projects in engineering, construction and or commissioning.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering small projects in a complex, multi-stakeholder brownfield site with continuously operated process facilities.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Business and or Operations and Maintenance staff to ensure Business / operational requirements are defined and met within the available project budget

Even if you only match some of the skills, we'd love to hear from you to discuss further!

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees' financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

• Retirement savings
• Share plans
• Saving accounts
• Life assurance and income protection
• Medical plans / health assessments
• Fitness discounts
• Hybrid working available 2 days from home.

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Closing date for applications:
This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks; early application is advised.

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