Project Engineer

Role Title

Project Engineer

Reporting to

Engineering Director

Where & When

Wallyford, Monday to Thursday / Tuesday to Friday; 37hrs

Purpose of Role

As a Project Engineer, you will play a central technical role in the delivery of complex hydrogen energy and process systems. Acting as the key engineering interface between disciplines and external stakeholders you will ensure that mechanical, process, electrical and controls designs are integrated into a cohesive and deliverable system and effectively communicate the technical position to clients. While remaining hands-on from a technical perspective, the role focuses on managing and coordinating engineering deliverables across the full lifecycle of a project, from concept design through detailed engineering, manufacture, installation and commissioning. You will work closely with Project Managers to ensure engineering activities are delivered to the highest level, within scope, on schedule and within budget.

The role requires broad technical awareness across process systems, pressure equipment, instrumentation and controls, allowing you to identify design interfaces, manage technical risks and ensure all disciplines work toward a consistent and compliant system design.

You will also support compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards, including ATEX, DSEAR, PED, and CDM Regulations.

Duties

• Act as primary engineering coordinator for assigned projects, ensuring alignment between process, mechanical, electrical and controls disciplines.
• Primary technical contact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the technical deliverables of projects, ensuring that engineering outputs are produced in accordance with the project schedule, scope and technical requirements.
• Ensuring efficient dissemination of technical requirements and communications to internal and external stakeholders, as well as delivery of thorough technical updates to external customer base and maintain positive relations.
• Work closely with Project Managers to track engineering progress, identify risks, and resolve technical challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure system designs are integrated correctly across disciplines, identifying and resolving interface issues between mechanical systems, process requirements, instrumentation and controls.
• Support the development of hydrogen energy systems including compression, storage, dispensing, and supporting balance-of-plant equipment.
• Participate in and coordinate engineering design reviews, ensuring technical quality and consistency across all design deliverables.
• Support and contribute to safety studies including HAZOP, LOPA, and other risk assessments, ensuring actions are captured and implemented within the design.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant regulations and standards including DSEAR, ATEX, PED and CDM Regulations.
• Ensure appropriate hazard identification and risk mitigation measures are embedded into system designs.
• Support the development and review of key engineering documentation including:
• PFDs and P&IDs
• Control Philosophies
• Functional Design Specifications
• O&M documentation
• Certification Supporting Documentation
• Coordinate engineering outputs for procurement activities, including management of BoM’s and specification documentation.
• Work with manufacturing and field teams to ensure that engineered solutions are practical, manufacturable and installable.
• Provide technical support during fabrication, installation and commissioning phases.
• Ensure engineering changes are managed through controlled revision processes and engineering change procedures.• Maintain strong communication with internal teams, contractors and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Main Deliverables in Role

• Successful coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering designs across project lifecycles.
• Integrated engineering packages including process, mechanical, electrical and controls documentation.
• Completion of technical deliverables in line with project schedules and technical requirements.
• Safe and compliant system designs that meet applicable regulations and engineering standards.
• Effective resolution of technical risks, design clashes and system integration challenges.

Person Specification

**Experience *(Essential)***

• Experience working within the process, oil & gas, hydrogen, or similar industrial sectors.
• Demonstrable experience delivering engineering work packages on complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of process systems, mechanical equipment and instrumentation within industrial plants.
• Experience coordinating engineering deliverables across multiple disciplines.
• Working knowledge of relevant regulations and standards such as:
• ATEX / DSEAR
• Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
• CDM Regulations
• Functional safety principles (IEC 61511 awareness)
• Experience participating in safety reviews such as HAZOP or LOPA.
• Experience reviewing and ensuring the compatibility and consistency between key engineering documentation including P&IDs, control philosophies and equipment specifications.
• Experience supporting projects through design, procurement, manufacture and commissioning stages.

**Experience *(Desirable but not essential)***

• Experience in hydrogen energy systems or other gas process industries.
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Familiarity of design review, MoC and ECO processes.
• Experience working with EPC or EPCM style project delivery.

Skills / Traits

• Strong systems thinking and ability to understand multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
• Excellent organisational and coordination skills.
• Strong communication skills, capable of working with engineers, project managers, suppliers and clients.
• Practical engineering mindset with the ability to identify and resolve technical issues.
• High attention to detail with strong safety awareness.
• Ability to prioritise work and manage multiple engineering deliverables simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, proactive and capable of working independently when required.

Education

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical/Process, or related discipline) is preferable.
• Candidates with significant industry experience in relevant sectors will also be considered.