Engineering Manager

Department: Engineering

Location: Sunderland

Description

Our Business


pxFairport (pxF) is a project delivery specialist offering full turnkey EPC and OEM solutions to the bulk material handling and plant processing markets. Our services cover the aggregates, processing, tunnelling, mining, quarrying, alternative fuels, waste-to-energy, ports, and food sectors, globally. With unrivalled industry expertise, pxF manages, specifies, engineers, designs, supplies, installs, operates, and maintains market leading equipment for complex material handling needs, guaranteeing performance excellence, reliability, and optimal operating costs.

The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Engineering Manager.

The purpose of the Engineering Manager role is to be ultimately responsible for coordinating and specifying the engineering and technical elements of project delivery and acting as a mentor to the project engineers in relation to engineering project delivery. In this role, you will focus on task identification and management of engineering functional requirements, ensuring compliance with as-sold information and safety, in accordance with statutory regulation. This is a customer facing role working closely with the Project Manager, and Head of Departments to ensure programme and cost targets are met on individual projects.


Key Responsibilities

• Attend internal handover meetings and review bid documentation, contract, schedule, and client specifications.
• Ensure all output from the Engineering group complies with project specification and statutory regulation, confirming all safety aspects of the system design are achieved.
• Support in preparing the project structure (product breakdown structure) and maintain alignment throughout the project.
• Compile and maintain the Project Master Specification and Major Assembly Design Specifications in advance of any functional support requirement.
• Responsible for the development & adherence to the work breakdown structure, ensuring engineering deliverables and activities are on time and aligned to the project requirements.
• Evaluate, organise, and prioritise engineering functional workload in line with the project schedule. Obtain a weekly progress status report for all tasks from functional areas, and feed back to the Project Manager/ Planning Manager.
• More responsibilities can be found in the Role Profile.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Minimum Requirements:

• HNC in Engineering (preferably Mechanical or Chemical Engineering)
• Previous experience in a projects role within a bulk material handling environment
• Strong knowledge of the construction & process industries and applicable standards.
• Understanding of control system operating principals and directives.
• Experienced in effective change management implementation.
  
  

Benefits

What you will receive from us:


25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.


Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.