Project Engineer

Mars Recruitment
Chipping Norton, OX7 5NE, United Kingdom
Last month
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14 Mar 2026 (Last month)

Project Engineer | Capital Equipment | Chipping Norton | £40,000pa - £50,000pa plus bonus:

MARS have registered an exceptional opportunity for a Project Engineer who is passionate about delivering technical industrial based projects into a high-volume manufacturing environment. The Project Engineer will be working across departments, solving complex engineering challenges, and delivering real operational improvements.

On a day-to-day basis you will manage the full lifecycle of industrial capital equipment and manufacturing projects, covering injection moulding, robotics, automation and more, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

This is a great opportunity for a Project Engineer who enjoys hands-on project delivery, working closely with engineering teams, operations, and external contractors to make things happen. Our client is happy looking at an experienced Project Engineer or someone with 1-2 years experience and is looking for more scope and projects to work on.

Key responsibilities of the Project Engineer:

Managing industrial and manufacturing projects from start to finish

Ensuring health & safety standards are maintained across all project work

Controlling project costs, budgets, and timelines

Identifying and mitigating project risks

Coordinating with internal departments including engineering, production, and operations

Managing relationships with external contractors and suppliers

Driving process improvements and efficient project delivery

Key experience of a Project Engineer:

An engineering qualification, either apprentice trained, HNC/HND or degree level

Experience working as a Project Engineer in an industrial or manufacturing environment, with examples of capital equipment projects delivered

Strong understanding of project management, ideally a project certification like Prince2 or APM

Knowledge of health & safety practices in industrial settings

Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and contractors

Excellent organisation, communication, and problem-solving skills Our client is offering an excellent salary of £40k to £50k with benefits.

If you’re a Project Engineer with experience of delivering capital equipment and industrial based projects into a manufacturer, then please send MARS Recruitment a copy of your CV, you will not be disappointed.

MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you have not heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles)

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