Project Engineer

at  AAF Power Industrial

WHO WE ARE:

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter and the AAF International brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.
We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world’s largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defence systems and electronics.
Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centred management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth and development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fuelled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are currently recruiting for a Project Engineer to join our existing Projects team within our Power & Industrial (P&I) division based in Cramlington, Northumberland. The successful candidate will be responsible for organising assigned projects to ensure timely delivery, expected profit and customer satisfaction.
The Project Engineer will work in a team environment reporting on a daily basis to the Senior Project Manager and be responsible for the execution of contracts awarded to the Company.
Scope for flexible working arrangements, including working from home on occasion, is offered subject to agreement. A degree of domestic and international travel may be required to fulfil the obligations of the role, therefore a valid passport and the ability to travel is essential.
Previous experience gained in an Air Filtration business would be a major advantage for this role.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Essential

• HNC Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent engineering discipline/experience)
• APMP, Prince 2 or similar qualification in principles of Project Management.

Desirable

• BEng/BSc Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent engineering discipline/experience)

Completed qualifications from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Demonstrable experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Previous experience in an engineering / manufacturing company within a similar role.
• Comfortable working on a number of high value projects simultaneously.
• Previous customer facing experience.
• Knowledge of Quality assurance systems (ISO 9001)
• Computer literate and able to use a wide range of software packages.

Desirable

• Previous experience gained within the industry i.e. O&G, Energy and Power Generation.
• Experience of working with offshore installation project management.
• Understanding of gas turbine filtration solutions.
• Experience of working offshore.
• Experience of working with overseas clients.

SKILLS

Essential

• Health, safety and environmentally conscious.
• Flexible approach to working, willingness to accept changing priorities.
• An ability to work to strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent attitude focused towards getting a job done quickly and to the highest possible standard.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent MS Office / ERP skills. Particularly Microsoft Project.
• Solution and targets focused.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships.
• A problem-solving can-do attitude
• High level of English communication skills including face to face, telephone and written.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work in an organised manner.
• Continuous improvement mentality and receptive to change.

Desirable

• Multi-lingual a positive advantage. (Notably French and Spanish)

• Develops and determines priorities and monitors status of special projects on an ongoing basis.
• Acts as liaison between customers and other departments.
• Maintains scheduling and cost requirements.
• Prepares status reports to update and inform others of all project activities.
• Prepares project summary report upon completion of project.
• Creates invoices etc.
• Assists in resolving receivables issues.