Project Engineer

  • Rockfield Specialist Recruitment
  • Derby, Derbyshire
  • Oct 08, 2025
Full time Construction

Job Description

Project Engineer, Derby

This is an opportunity for an ambitious and capable engineer to develop their career to the next level. Our client is an established leader in their field, delivering specialist engineering, repair and overhaul based services to their clients, across the UK.

Due to a change in market conditions, they're enjoying a significant period of growth, particularly within their field-based operation. They are well-established in their sector, with a strong reputation for the highest quality workmanship, excellent customer service and innovation.

As part of their ongoing investment in the business and growth, they now seek to appoint a qualified project engineer with a passion for problem solving, commercial flair and a proven ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

The role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager and offering significant opportunity for personal development, the breadth of work you will be involved in is vast. As a key member of the engineering services team, as a technical lead, you will manage multiple projects from concept to completion, evaluating and proposing solutions to address wear and unreliability and developing procedures for new application introduction.

The nature of the work is extremely varied, some completely bespoke, some entirely completed in-house and others employing the services of third party experts. The services that they offer can be delivered both on client site and within their manufacturing facility in Derby, and the role will cover both operations.

You will

  • be experienced within manufacturing
  • ideally have project management experience
  • be passionate about engineering and problem solving
  • ideally have experience within the transport sector
  • be ambitious and able to take ownership

If you're interested in this and would like more detail, please contact me at your earliest convenience.