Project Engineer

Job Title: Project Engineer

Location: Wolverhampton

Permanent/Contact: Dependent

Overview

EMBS Engineering are recruiting a Project Engineer to bridge the gap between project strategy, manufacturing execution and on-time delivery. Working closely with production, manufacturing engineering and quality teams, you will act as the on-site coordinator for bespoke, complex manufacturing programmes, ensuring work is delivered safely, on time and to the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate bespoke manufacturing programmes from material purchasing through machining, fabrication, inspection, stores and assembly.
• Build realistic production schedules using tender information and detailed manufacturing engineering inputs.
• Track parts, route cards, materials and progress across manufacturing, inspection and assembly, identifying delays and escalating to the relevant team.
• Liaise with manufacturing cell leaders and the manufacturing engineering team to ensure project requirements are clearly understood and planned.
• Monitor and coordinate completion of in-process documentation, including route cards and quality plans.
• Schedule and lead customer or third-party site visits and witness points, ensuring changes are formally documented.
• Monitor subcontractor delivery against the master schedule and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Produce progress reports and communicate project updates to internal stakeholders and senior Management.

What's in it for you?

• Contract or Permanent to suit your preference
• Opportunity to work on one of kind projects
• Permanent position: £45,000 - £53,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Alternatively, a 12-month contract inside IR35 may be considered, with a day rate broadly equivalent to £30 - £36.57 per hour.

Requirements

• Practical experience in project engineering or manufacturing, ideally within precision or advanced manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes such as fabrication, welding or machining.
• Comfortable working on site and coordinating multiple concurrent, bespoke or one-off assemblies.
• Strong organisational skills with a proactive, hands‑on approach.
• Able to recognise technical or production issues and elevate them to the right team, rather than resolve them personally.
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively from the shop floor to senior leadership.
• Eligible to obtain UK national security clearance.
• Minimum HNC/HND in engineering, or an equivalent level of qualification.
• Experience within a smaller subcontract or SME manufacturing environment, rather than highly regimented, high-volume automotive production.
• Experience within the nuclear or defence sector.
• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Project, Excel and other planning or reporting tools.

About us

EMBS is a specialist talent consultancy connecting exceptional engineering and technology professionals with some of the UK's most prestigious advanced engineering businesses across Transportation, Energy and Defence. With deep sector expertise and a strong network of industry‑leading employers, we'll provide expert advice and support throughout the process, helping you secure the right opportunity and take the next step in your career.

Please note, due to the nature of the markets our client supplies into, all candidates must be UK residents; we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates