Project Engineer – Fabrication

JRS Associates have partnered up with a well-established engineering and manufacturing business in the Ripley area to recruit an experienced Project Engineer with a strong background in fabrication and welding.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business manufacturing complex, high-integrity fabricated components and assemblies, primarily for the UK defence industry.

The successful candidate will take technical ownership of designated manufacturing projects, ensuring products are manufactured to specification, delivered on time and completed within agreed cost targets.

We are particularly interested in speaking with Project Engineers who have gained hands-on experience within fabrication and welding environments and understand the manufacturing processes involved in producing complex engineered assemblies.

The Successful Project Engineer - Package:

• Salary £45,000–£50,000, negotiable depending on experience

• Permanent days position

• Early Friday finish

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays

• Company pension scheme

• Company sick pay scheme

• Healthcare cash plan

• Death in service benefit

• Life insurance

• Health and wellbeing programme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Free onsite parking

The Successful Project Engineer - Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Project Engineer within a fabrication or welding manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrable technical knowledge of fabrication and welding processes.

• Experience within a regulated engineering industry, ideally defence, nuclear or aerospace.

• Proven ability to define manufacturing methods for complex fabricated products and assemblies.

• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings.

• Experience producing manufacturing routings and technical documentation.

• HNC qualification or higher in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent.

• CAD experience would be advantageous.

• Strong customer communication and project coordination skills.

• Ability to work independently and take technical ownership of projects.

• Must be eligible to undergo BPSS security clearance.

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If you're an experienced Project Engineer with a background in fabrication and welding, looking for a technically challenging opportunity within an established engineering business, please apply with your latest CV.