About the opportunity

At Contained Air Solutions, we design and manufacture specialist clean air and containment solutions for customers across a range of demanding industries. As our business continues to grow, we are looking for a Project Manager / Design Engineer to join our team and play an important role in delivering customer projects from initial concept through to completion.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a technical and engineering background who is looking to take the next step in their career. The role offers full training and support to build on your existing technical skills while developing the skills and experience needed for a project management role.

You will work closely with colleagues across Contracts, Design, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Service and Installation, helping to ensure projects are technically correct, properly planned, commercially controlled and delivered in line with agreed requirements.

Key responsibilities

Project management and coordination

Support assigned projects from internal handover to final completion, working to agreed scope, programme, quality and cost requirements
Review customer orders, specifications, quotations, drawings and contractual requirements, escalating omissions, conflicts or risks promptly
Prepare and maintain project plans, action lists, design schedules, risk and issue logs, and progress reports
Coordinate information and actions across Design, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Testing, Service and Installation
Arrange and contribute to internal and customer project meetings, issue clear notes and follow up agreed actions
Monitor milestones, long-lead items, design approvals, manufacturing progress, testing, delivery and installation dates
Identify potential delays, cost increases, technical problems and changes to scope, and raise them with the responsible manager before they affect delivery
Support the management of variations by recording the reason, technical impact, programme impact and associated cost for approval
Maintain accurate project records, correspondence, approvals and close-out documentation within the company systems
Build professional working relationships with customers and suppliers, providing accurate updates within the limits of delegated authority
Producing and maintaining weekly project reports alongside the Design Engineer, ensuring reports are accurate, completed on time, and ready for issue to customers and Production.

Design engineering

Produce and revise 2D and 3D designs, general arrangement drawings, component drawings, assemblies and supporting manufacturing information
Translate customer and project requirements into practical, safe and manufacturable designs, with guidance from experienced engineers where required
Prepare and maintain bills of materials, drawing registers, technical files and controlled design records
Check dimensions, interfaces, materials, tolerances and component selections before drawings are released for manufacture
Apply relevant company standards, design procedures, customer specifications and applicable regulatory or industry requirements
Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, design verification and problem-solving activities
Liaise with Production and suppliers to resolve manufacturing queries and improve ease of manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance and installation
Support testing and factory acceptance activities, including the investigation and correction of technical issues
Incorporate approved changes accurately and ensure final as-built information reflects the product supplied
Contribute to standardisation, continuous improvement, lessons learned and the development of reusable design solutions.

General responsibilities

Work in accordance with company health and safety, quality, environmental and information-security procedures
Take ownership of agreed actions and communicate early when support or a decision is required
Manage workload and priorities effectively while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
Undertake relevant training and work towards agreed professional and technical development objectives
Carry out other reasonable duties consistent with the level and purpose of the role.

Person specification

Essential

Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in mechanical engineering, product design, manufacturing engineering or a closely related discipline
Working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD/Solidworks gained through education, placement, employment or substantial project work
Ability to interpret technical drawings and apply basic engineering principles to practical design problems
Able to plan work, maintain accurate records, manage actions and work to deadlines
Clear written and verbal communication, with confidence working across departments and with customers as experience develops
Analytical, methodical and willing to ask questions, accept feedback and take responsibility for learning
Competent with Microsoft Office applications; able to learn ERP, document-control and project-planning systems

Desirable

Industrial placement, internship or project experience in a manufacturing, engineering or project environment
Awareness of design for manufacture, bills of materials, change control, risk management or quality systems
Full UK driving licence and willingness to make occasional customer or site visits
Experience with Microsoft Project.

Key behaviours

Accuracy – checks work carefully and understands the consequences of errors
Ownership – follows actions through and does not allow problems to remain unreported
Collaboration – works constructively with technical and non-technical colleagues
Commercial awareness – considers time, cost, scope and customer commitments when making decisions
Practical thinking – seeks solutions that are safe, compliant, manufacturable and maintainable
Learning mindset – develops technical and project-management capability through feedback and experience.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to join Contained Air Solutions at an exciting stage of our continued growth, working within a specialist engineering environment where your work directly contributes to the products and projects we deliver for our customers.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills across both design engineering and project management, working alongside experienced colleagues across the business and gaining exposure to the complete journey from design through to manufacture, testing and installation.

If you are technically minded, organised, and enjoy seeing projects through to completion, we would love to hear from you.

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