Interim Project Engineering Manager in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Posted by Advanced Engineering
£500 – £700 a day
Trowbridge · Contract
Interim Engineering Project Manager
South West England
Food Manufacturing / FMCG
An experienced Engineering Project Manager is required to lead the equipment workstream for a major new food manufacturing facility.
This is a hands-on project delivery role, managing multiple equipment packages from initial specification and supplier selection through design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and final operational handover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead multiple capital equipment projects from concept to completion.
- Manage equipment suppliers, contractors and engineering partners.
- Oversee specifications, technical requirements, budgets, programmes and project risks.
- Coordinate equipment installation with building, utilities and M&E infrastructure.
- Drive supplier performance and resolve technical and delivery challenges.
- Lead commissioning, operational handover and project close-out.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Technical, Health & Safety and wider project teams.
About You:
- Proven experience delivering complex capital equipment projects within manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of equipment specification, supplier management, installation and commissioning.
- Excellent project planning, commercial and stakeholder management skills.
- A practical, proactive approach with strong engineering problem-solving ability.
- An engineering degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, automation or major factory developments would be advantageous.
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