Project Engineering Manager – Energy

Costain Group PLC

Project Engineering Manager overseeing multi-disciplinary engineering design on major energy projects. Responsible for meeting project schedules, budgets, safety, and quality requirements.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeGreater Manchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the delivery of multi-discipline engineering design on major projects through the various stages of the project lifecycle that are safe-by-design, sustainable, digitally enabled, cost-effective, compliant, technically sound and meet commercial delivery targets
Ensuring that Engineering resource requirements are identified and effectively utilized to allow execution of projects in accordance with the project requirements and targeting for maximum productivity and efficiency
Ensuring all Engineers fully understand the detailed scope, basis of design, budget and programme requirements of the project
Co-ordination of Engineering and Design interfaces between Costain and other project partners / supply chain partners
Management of contractual communications, supporting progress meetings, risk reduction meetings, cost reports, coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams and running / closing out contract actions
Regularly reporting to senior operational management on the performance of the engineering delivery for the project
Providing a commercial focus with a high level of challenge on project scope and protecting against uncontrolled scope creep
Ensuring effective deployment and use of company engineering delivery processes on projects including engineering design strategy; master deliverable register, project schedule, work/cost breakdown structure; process safety management and engineering governance process
Ensuring that key project and programme risks are identified early, and mitigated where possible, with issues and blockers escalated immediately
Ensuring all services comply fully with Client & Costain governance processes, standards and obtaining necessary approvals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Honours Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering related subject
Chartered Engineer and Membership of a professional engineering institution (desirable)
Project Management qualification (desirable)
Significant experience in coordinating multi-discipline teams the various stages of the project life cycle on major contracts in the Energy or similar process industry sectors
Thorough knowledge of the major project delivery process from work winning to project handover
Knowledge and understanding of UK technical and regulatory standards and global best practice
Strong process safety, quality and environmental leadership focus
Significant knowledge and understanding of Project Controls, including Schedule, Cost, Risk and Change Management
Collaborative, innovative and agile
Experienced customer facing capability with an ability to develop and influence relationships
Strong interpersonal skills and an effective communicator (written & verbal)
Able to work regularly from the Costain Manchester office
Mobility to travel to Costain/client offices, project sites and suppliers.
Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment (desirable)
Knowledge and experience in the Energy Transition field e.g. Hydrogen, CCUS and emissions reduction (desirable)
Strong engineering and business system/software skills (desirable).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Short-term/notice travel to company, supplier or client offices or sites for business purposes may be required
Hybrid working policy allows all employees to discuss and agree flexibility to where, when and how they work based on individual preferences.

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering designproject managementproject controlsprocess safety managementrisk managementcost managementschedule managementchange managementmulti-discipline coordinationenergy transition

Soft Skills

collaborativeinnovativeagileinterpersonal skillseffective communicationcustomer facingrelationship developmentleadership focusproblem-solvingscope management

Certifications

Honours Degree in engineeringChartered EngineerMembership of a professional engineering institutionProject Management qualification