_{13th March, 2026}

Project Engineer | Grad with 2 Years Experience | Capital Equipment | Chipping Norton | £30,000pa - £40,000pa plus bonus:

***NO VISA OR SPONSORSHIP APPLICATIONS***

MARS have registered an exceptional opportunity for a Project Engineer with circa two years post degree experience (NO VISA BASED CANDIDATES) who is passionate about delivering technical industrial based projects into a high-volume manufacturing environment. The Project Engineer will be working across departments, solving complex engineering challenges, and delivering real operational improvements.

On a day-to-day basis you will manage the full lifecycle of industrial capital equipment and manufacturing projects, covering injection moulding, robotics, automation and more, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

This is a great opportunity for a Project Engineer who enjoys hands-on project delivery, working closely with engineering teams, operations, and external contractors to make things happen. Our client is happy looking at an experienced Project Engineer or someone with 1-2 years experience and is looking for more scope and projects to work on.
  
Key responsibilities of the Project Engineer:

• Managing industrial and manufacturing projects from start to finish
• Ensuring health & safety standards are maintained across all project work
• Controlling project costs, budgets, and timelines
• Identifying and mitigating project risks
• Coordinating with internal departments including engineering, production, and operations
• Managing relationships with external contractors and suppliers
• Driving process improvements and efficient project delivery

  
Key experience of a Project Engineer:

• Circa two years of engineering, project or design experience 
• An engineering qualification, either apprentice trained, HNC/HND or degree level
• Experience working as a Project Engineer in an industrial or manufacturing environment, with examples of capital equipment projects delivered
• Strong understanding of project management, ideally a project certification like Prince2 or APM
• Knowledge of health & safety practices in industrial settings
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and contractors
• Excellent organisation, communication, and problem-solving skills

  
Our client is offering an excellent salary of £30k to £40k with the following bonus benefit:

• Bonus Company Bonus scheme (0.25% of company net profit) (after successful completion of probation).

  
If you’re a Project Engineer with experience of delivering capital equipment and industrial based projects into a manufacturer, then please send MARS Recruitment a copy of your CV, you will not be disappointed.
  
MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you have not heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
  
MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).

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