Junior Project Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Posted by Castle Employment
Pay not stated
Newcastle upon Tyne · Permanent
Castle Employment Group is working with an established engineering business in the Newcastle area to recruit a Junior Project Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to build on your mechanical engineering knowledge, develop your 3D CAD skills and gain hands-on exposure to the full engineering project lifecycle.
What makes this opportunity stand out?
- 25 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Overtime paid at time and a half Monday to Saturday and double time on Sundays, subject to qualifying hours
- 5% salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance worth twice your basic annual salary
- Monday to Friday working hours, 8am to 4pm
- Exposure to engineering projects from design and development through to production and dispatch
- Opportunity to broaden your technical, project coordination and commercial engineering knowledge
As a Junior Project Engineer, you'll work alongside the engineering team to support the design, coordination and delivery of mechanical engineering projects.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Producing and reviewing 3D CAD drawings, engineering calculations and technical documentation.
- Supporting engineering projects from initial concept through to procurement, production and final dispatch.
- Working with colleagues to interpret customer requirements and develop practical engineering solutions.
- Attending project meetings and communicating with customers and internal teams.
- Checking technical drawings and designs for accuracy, tolerances and compliance with project requirements.
- Supporting project planning, prioritising tasks and helping ensure deadlines are achieved.
- Developing an understanding of project costs, budgets and contractual requirements.
- Following engineering quality, health, safety and environmental procedures.
We're keen to hear from Mechanical Engineering Graduates, Apprentice-Trained Engineers and Junior Engineers who are looking to develop their careers within project engineering.
You'll ideally bring:
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant completed engineering apprenticeship.
- Practical knowledge of 3D CAD software.
- An understanding of mechanical engineering principles and technical drawings.
- The ability to approach engineering challenges logically and solve problems.
- Good communication skills and an interest in working with both customers and engineering colleagues.
- A willingness to develop your technical and project management knowledge.
Whether you've recently completed your engineering qualification or have already gained practical experience in mechanical design or project engineering, we'd be interested in hearing from you.
Interested in finding out more?
If you're looking for a Junior Project Engineer opportunity in Newcastle upon Tyne where you can apply your mechanical engineering knowledge and develop your skills across varied engineering projects, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today through Castle Employment Group to find out more about this opportunity and discuss how it could fit your next career move.
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