Engineering Project Manager

Engineering Project Manager – Spalding 

We rise to challenges together 
  

• Monday - Friday  
• Up to £70.000
• Car Allowance of £8400
• 20% Bonus scheme 
• Private healthcare for you and your family 
   

Why join us?   

We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together. 

What we do.  

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise.

About the role.   

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a Engineering Project Manager to join our expanding team. You will be working on Multiple Projects at our Spalding Meals site.

Accountabilities:  

• Responsible to the project sponsor for the end-to-end delivery of projects.  
• Establish a structure and plan for managing the requirements of CDM, Safety, Health & Environment, and contractor control throughout the duration for the project.  

• Develop a group of direct and sub-contract resources into a coherent team that delivers the project objectives.  
• Lead the delivery of the project with defined objectives and manage stakeholder expectations.  
• Preparation of scope briefing documentation, selection of the professional team and Principal Contractor including commercial terms and contractual engagement documentation.  
• Develop and maintain an effective and accurate project cost plan, regularly provide updates to stakeholders, value engineer and provide cash flow forecasts.  
• Develop a database of contractors having carried out a due diligence exercise to establish that the contractor has a suitable SHE record, relevant insurances, and meets the values expected of a contractor to Bakkavor.  
• Lead the installation and commissioning of food and drink processing and packaging equipment, services, and facilities in line with food and health & safety principles.  

Develop and maintain an effective and accurate project timeline, understand how the project interfaces with other projects or the business operation to maintain both the declared project delivery and the business expectations 

About you.   

If you have an engineering background with relevant training and experience in maintenance management, ideally within a fast-paced food manufacturing or FMCG environment – this could be the role for you. You will be energetic, punctual, proactive, and reliable with the ability to lead, guide, and motivate others towards achievement. 

• Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3/4 or OAL FDEM Diploma). 
• IOSH Managing Safely. 
• NEBOSH General Certificate/Diploma. 
• Application of SHE legislation and procedures.  
• Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management. 
• Develop and classify asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring, business cases and activities. 
• Apply continuous improvement techniques and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.  
• Project delivery, governance and cost control experience. 
• Contractor control. 
• CDM. 

• Planning works, writing reports and preparation of presentations. 
• Commercial, contract and change management. 
• Risk management and its application to asset management: risk assessment, quantification, mitigation, and impact.  
• Data analysis and interpretation techniques; data presentation techniques (charts, diagrams, and tables).  
• Collaboration and communication techniques: personality types, influencing, negotiating, networking, and equality, diversity, and inclusion, including plain English. 

What you’ll receive.   
   

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.    

You’ll enjoy:   

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
• Short Term Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• MyBargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance (employee & family cover)
• Cash allowance (car)
• Free Carparking

   
Proud to be Bakkavor.   
   

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!   

Find out more and apply.   

   
   
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