Interim Engineering Project Manager - 12 Month Contract  

Leading Food Manufacture  

February / March 2024 start date   

Salary Upto 90,000 + Benefits (DOE)



*The ideal candidate will have Food & Drink Manufacturing Experience OR FMCG



We have an exciting vacancy in for an excellent Interim Engineering Project Manager for a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract to manage the delivery of Engineering Projects across the UK sites in Buckinghamshire with accountability for assigned environmental, H&S and performance standards.

You will be great at:

• Managing several concurrent projects across both sites in line with company standards and processes


• Appointing suppliers through tender processes, agreeing contract terms and conditions


• Working with Site Operations, Technical, Commercial & NPD departments to ascertain design criteria of new equipment & plant


• Completing pre-studies and engineering design reviews for strategic major projects. Draft capex proposals for approval


• Maintain stakeholder communication, reporting on project progress to group functions and UK leadership team


• Ensure project activities are carried out to specification and safely, overseeing contractor works on site


• Manage all aspects of project works including Buildings, Electrical, Mechanical and Process


• Manage changes and updates to site CAD layouts


• Document progress of on-site installations, maintaining pictorial records & site diaries

You are:

• Self-motivated, flexible, with a keen sense of urgency and a desire to achieve results


• Someone who enjoys a mix of office & site-based work getting stuck in when it s needed


• A stickler for detail and good numeracy skills


• Able to uphold and demonstrate your own personal standards and that of the company throughout all your work


• Where this is not being achieved, able to confront the issue and resolve appropriately


• Able to communicate at all levels across the business

You have:

• Experience of managing multiple complex projects within a manufacturing environment, ideally within the food industry.


• Managing contractors & works as part of a larger installation within a production environment.


• Experience of a wide range of projects from new equipment installation, M&E services, utilities and building construction.


• Working knowledge of CDM-2015 regulations

For further details contact Scott Ballantine at D R Newitt ASAP if you wish to be considered - Thank you