Project Engineer

Job Title – Project Engineer
Location – A4 Plus Head Office
Salary range – £27,600 – £32,400

As a well-established business of 25 years’ standing, A4 Plus is driven by a continued desire to expand and diversify. We’ve set ourselves some exciting goals for 2015 and beyond, and are looking to recruit people who have a desire to be fully involved in achieving these goals, by providing proven expertise within their own role whilst working alongside their colleagues to help achieve business growth. We believe that investing in our people is paramount to the success of the business and progression opportunities are available to employees.

Sales diversification will be involving us in more conceptual design / prototype development and manufacturing projects. As a Project Engineer you’ll take full ownership of each project you’re assigned. Your involvement will commence at pre-sales stage, where you’ll provide technical expertise to ensure Sales quote efficiently and accurately. You will then be the direct point of contact for the client from project commencement to completion.

The key skills we feel would be beneficial to the role of Project Engineer include:
• 3D / 2D CAD capabilities; essential SolidWorks and/or Inventor, AutoCAD. Desirable – Creo
• Experience in Mechanical Design or Design Engineering, with detailing experience in industrial equipment or consumer product manufacture
• Ability to generate, amend and read Engineering/Technical Drawings
• Previous management experience of small/large design projects
• Ability to identify and communicate concerns from an engineering perspective, including identifying and progressing alternative options
• Confident and effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Keen commercial awareness
• Excellent attention to detail, including ability to self-check work
• Effective project and time management skills
• Ability to work to recognised standards, i.e. ISO 9001:2008

You’ll need to be IT literate in the use of E-mails, Internet and Microsoft office; have the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently; be customer focused and able to work under pressure, with proven problem solving skills and ideally have a qualification in some form of engineering.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and see your personal efforts generate business growth and share in the rewards that such growth can bring.