Project Engineer - Control & Instrumentation

Job Description

We're seeking a technically minded Project Engineer to support the delivery of Function, Control & Automation (FCA) engineering activities across a major engineering programme.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering and project delivery, providing the coordination needed to ensure complex Control & Instrumentation (C&I) work packages are planned, progressed and delivered successfully.

You'll work closely with engineers, planners and technical stakeholders to coordinate activities, manage dependencies, track progress and remove barriers to delivery. The successful candidate will be comfortable engaging with technical teams, understanding engineering scope and driving actions through to completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate FCA engineering activities across multiple systems and projects.
• Translate technical scope into deliverables, milestones and work plans.
• Manage dependencies, interfaces, risks and engineering actions.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Track progress and maintain accurate reporting against project schedules.
• Challenge unclear priorities, assumptions and delivery dates where required.
• Support planning and scheduling activities using project control tools.
• Ensure engineering deliverables progress through review, approval and handover stages.
• Escalate issues and risks that may impact project milestones.
• Facilitate communication between design, operations, safety and delivery teams.

Qualifications

Required Skills: .

• Experience delivering engineering projects within a regulated or high-hazard environment.
• Understanding of industrial processes and control systems.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation including:
  • P&IDs
  • Process Flow Diagrams
  • Functional Specifications
  • Control Philosophies
  • Engineering Requirements
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive actions to completion.
• Experience identifying and managing project risks, issues and dependencies.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Control & Instrumentation design experience.
• Nuclear, power generation, oil & gas, chemicals or pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Primavera P6 experience.
• Azure DevOps experience.
• Requirements Management or Systems Engineering tools (Polarion, Capella, etc.).
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration.

Additional Information

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.