Senior Project Engineer (CONTRACT)

Our Business

Engineering services are delivered for the px group by the engineering consultancy division px Engineering Consultants Limited (“PXECL”). The team comprises of managers, senior engineers, engineers and designers that have direct experience of construction projects and operating facilities, as well as exceptional engineering expertise.

PXECL has established an excellent reputation with its clients and consequently much of the business is of a repeat nature. The team prides itself on the quality of its services and the strong relationships it builds with its clients and has a track record of delivering an integrated range of services. By combining technical and operational excellence, a sound understanding of regulatory environments and a robust and reliable project management system, px consistently delivers safe, efficient and compliant capital projects and services to a diverse client base supporting most industrial sectors.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Senior Project Engineer.

The Senior Project Engineer will lead the day-to-day delivery of multidisciplinary brownfield modification projects at Nufarm’s operating Upper Tier COMAH site. Combine hands-on site investigation with effective engineering and project management to establish robust scopes, identify constraints early and deliver safe, buildable solutions through design, construction and handover.

Key Responsibilities

Site investigation and scope definition

• Work directly with Operations, Maintenance and site Engineering to clarify the business need, verify Statements of Requirements and agree scope boundaries, acceptance criteria and operational constraints.
• Carry out and coordinate plant walkdowns, surveys and data gathering. Check the accuracy and completeness of P&IDs, drawings, records and site information; document gaps, assumptions and required investigations before engineering progresses.
• Develop practical Scopes of Work for engineering disciplines and contractors, considering existing equipment, tie-ins, access, lifting, scaffolding, outages, isolations, constructability and commissioning requirements.
• Challenge incomplete front-end definitions and premature equipment or design commitments; escalate unresolved technical, safety or execution risks through the project gate process.

Project delivery and stakeholder interfaces

• Act as the day-to-day pxE project lead for assigned scopes, coordinating process, mechanical, piping, civil/structural and E&I disciplines from concept/FEED through detailed design, construction and handover.
• Maintain regular contact with Nufarm plant stakeholders to resolve technical queries, secure timely decisions and plan work around ongoing production, shutdowns and site priorities.
• Work across the Nufarm site and pxE Stockton office: gather and validate information on site, brief office-based engineers, review deliverables and close the loop between design and actual plant conditions.
• Coordinate interfaces with vendors, construction teams and Nufarm-appointed contractors, including preparations for site execution, field changes, testing and pre-commissioning.

Control, safety and closeout

• Prepare and manage project plans, estimates, schedules, resources, progress, cost forecasts, changes and key risks. Highlight stalled work and dependencies early, with clear recovery or decision options.
• Coordinate required design reviews and process safety assessments; COMAH, DSEAR/ATEX, CDM requirements and safe-work interfaces, engaging the appropriate duty holders and technical specialists.
• Maintain accurate project records, actions, decisions, design interfaces and change control; ensure deliverables, as-builts, testing evidence and handover information are completed to the agreed standard.

Minimum Requirements

• HNC/HND or higher qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant engineering experience; confident communicator with strong planning and problem-solving skills.
• Able and willing to work regularly at the Nufarm Bradford site and pxE Stockton office, with site attendance driven by project and operational needs
• Substantial, demonstrable experience delivering brownfield engineering modifications on live COMAH-regulated process sites, including direct involvement in plant walkdowns and construction interfaces.
• Strong practical understanding of plant systems and the interfaces between process, mechanical/piping, civil/structural and E&I engineering; able to recognise gaps in design and site information.
• Track record of working effectively with plant Operations, Maintenance, technical authorities and contractors to develop and deliver workable scopes without unnecessary disruption to production.
• Working knowledge of process safety, Management of Change, CDM responsibilities and hazardous-area/permit-to-work considerations appropriate to an operating high-hazard site.

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.