Job Description

Job Title: Industrial Project Engineer

Knauf stands for opportunity We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation in the Engineering Team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

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Can you say ‘yes’?...

• Do you enjoy working in a busy engineering environment?

• Do you have a proactive mind-set and excellent planning skills.

• Do you enjoy collaborating with different departments?

As our Industrial Project Engineer, you will maximise availability of the plant and processes and ensure they operate effectively, efficiently and safely by implementing Capital & Improvement Projects and change throughout the site.

What you’ll be doing…

• Industrial Project Engineer – Lead end-to-end delivery of CAPEX and improvement projects from concept and feasibility through design, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover. Produce designs, scopes and costed estimates, prepare CAPEX cases and reports, and quantify and track realised benefits.

• Safety & Compliance - Ensure contractors apply and comply with Company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, maintaining a safe, secure and legally compliant workplace at all times.

• Budget Control - Manage and control project expenditure in conjunction with the Engineering Manager to ensure all concepts are delivered within budget and timelines.

• Continuous Improvement – Actively engaging in plant CI activities, liaise with CI Teams to engage & implement improvement projects around the site.

• Documentation Management – Use Autodesk Vault and AutoCAD to keep site drawings and records current. Organise, control and share technical files for projects and rebuilds with Site Engineering and Central Engineering, ensuring full compliance with the Management of Change process.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person, your attitude, behaviours and values. If you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you.

If you have any of the following – this would be an added advantage:

• Seasoned Project Engineer with degree or equivalent experience; demonstrable success delivering major industrial projects to time, cost and quality using recognised project management frameworks.

• Highly tuned people management skills along with strong communication skills.

• Experienced in the application of Health & Safety procedures with an understanding of the principles of Employment and Safety at Work Legislation & PUWER Regulations.

• Demonstrable achievements in Continuous Improvement, Change Management disciplines, tools and techniques and evident motivation to impart these to others.

• Leadership – Apply a leadership style that inspires confidence and commitment across cross-functional work groups and partners, not just within the immediate department.

• IOSH Safety Qualification or ideally NEBOSH certificate

• Flexible in terms of break & finish times to suit the needs of the business.

• Flexible to carry out any task as requested within their capability (training, competence)

• Data driven & Result focused.

• Proactive mind-set and excellent planning skills

We'll provide:

• Enhanced Holiday Pay – 33 days including bank holidays plus the opportunity to purchase more

• 16 weeks Company Sick Pay after 3 months of service

• Group Income Protection

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption packages

• Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary

• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

• Staff Bonus Scheme

• Career Progression Routes

• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured

• Westfield Health Cash Plan

• Perkbox

• Access to Costco Membership

• Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme

• On site Gyms

• Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders

• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• On site Car Charging Points

What happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process, so we will reply to your application ASAP.

Knauf Insulation welcomes applications from everyone and is committed to treating everyone equally, regardless of: age; sex; disability; ethnicity; gender identity; religion/belief; sexual orientation; marriage/civil partnership or pregnancy/maternity. In particular, we encourage applications from people from a minority background or from demographics that are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry.

We are a Disability Confident Leader (Level 1) and take care to ensure good EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) practices in all our operations. If you are invited to an interview, a member of our team will be in touch via email to enquire about any access requirements or reasonable adjustments that we can make for your interview.