Project Engineering Consultant Position Type: Contract Location: Northumberland Categories: Engineering, Project Management, Maintenance, Reliability PM Group requires project engineering support on a Pharmaceutical site in Northumberland. Responsibilities Working as part of the project management team. Developing scopes of works and engineering solutions based on client requirements. Working with the project team to deliver the project documentation and drawings. Managing and leading members of the client engineering team. Working alongside existing client engineers, managers, and directors. Managing the procurement of new equipment. Creating tender documentation, working through the tender process, engaging potential suppliers/contractors and providing in-depth tender analysis on bid returns. Leading the project team through all stages of the projects from design to construction and handover. Acting as a client representative in meetings and discussions with third party vendors. Presenting business cases, seeking board approval, securing funding Managing risk and change, securing additional budget as required. Ensuring that the projects are delivered on time and within budget. Managing third party contractors and offering input into process design and installation. Developing equipment services design and installation scopes of work. Collaborating with other client departments and offering technical support as required. Ensuring the delivery of projects in a way that is compliant with EU and UK health and safety regulations, as well as client procedures and protocols. General process improvement, quality design, and risk management. Developing engineering standards that support project delivery. Working with the project engineering team to ensure the maintainability of installations. Controlling the mitigation of repetitive failures. Monitoring success of reliability improvements. Improving equipment reliability on site. Working with the engineering lead to champion a maintenance and reliability strategy across the whole site, advising and implementing best practices. Developing new maintenance and reliability procedures to ensure current equipment’s working lifespan is increased. Improvements in efficiency will also be required. Leading the existing reliability and maintenance teams through newly developed procedures. Carrying out routine maintenance on existing equipment. Other responsibilities in-keeping with the project engineering role. Qualifications Candidates must have proven experience of working on multiple maintenance projects in a process manufacturing facility in one or more of the following industries: fine chemicals, petrochemicals, API pharmaceutical manufacturing. Knowledge of standard industry practices, procedures and safety measures is essential. Candidates must be excellent communicators, able to lead and focus a multi-disciplined engineering team. The successful candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills, including the ability to challenge and work with other technical engineers and project stakeholders