Project Engineer - Innova Search : Job Details

This is a great opportunity to step into a delivery-focused role on a regulated manufacturing site with major plans for growth. The facility produces pharmaceutical products for agricultural use, with complex powder-based processes like mixing, fermenting, steaming and drying. Turnover is set to almost double, with capital projects at the heart of that transformation.

As Project Engineer, you’ll lead a wide range of engineering projects from scoping and funding through to commissioning and handover. You’ll work across disciplines, managing suppliers and contractors, and act as a technical contact point for the wider site. Projects typically range from £50K to £2M in value and support everything from compliance upgrades to capacity expansion and plant improvement.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering end-to-end capital projects across manufacturing and utilities
• Working closely with stakeholders in operations, engineering, EHS and quality
• Managing scope, costs, scheduling and procurement using internal systems (e.g. SAP)
• Overseeing contractor activity and ensuring safe on-site execution
• Supporting commissioning, validation and turnover to operations
• Providing technical input and supporting compliance with COMAH and site engineering standards
• Helping maintain project documentation and ensuring audit readiness

What you’ll need

• Engineering degree (mechanical, electrical, chemical or similar)
• Project delivery experience in a manufacturing or process environment
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of regulated, safety-critical sites (e.g. pharma, COMAH, chemicals)
• Chartered status is a bonus but not essential
• Comfortable working on a busy, active site with a mix of office and plant work

What you’ll get

• £45,000 to £57,000 depending on experience
• 10% bonus
• 37.5 hour working week with flexible hours (10am to 4pm core time)
• Hybrid working available (home working on an ad hoc basis)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service up to 28 days)
• Option to buy or sell additional holidays
• Pension: 10% employer contribution, plus up to an additional 3% employer match if you contribute a further 3%
• Private medical cover through Bupa
• Life insurance at 8x base salary (flexible up or down)
• Ill health income protection cover
• Access to further flexible benefits through the company benefits platform

Apply now

If you’re looking for a varied, technically involved role in a growing, regulated environment, we’d like to hear from you.