Project Engineer

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Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
In-Office
Mid level
Healthtech • Manufacturing
The Role
The Project Engineer will lead engineering projects from setup to completion, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with safety standards while managing stakeholders and project documentation.
Summary Generated by Built In

Are you looking for a new opportunity to broaden your engineering project management experience?

We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer to support our North West Operations, covering our manufacturing sites in Stubbins, Skelmersdale and Oakenholt, as we continue to deliver ambitious improvement plans across the region.

About the Role

As Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the set-up and planning of new projects across the mills following Capex approval. You’ll manage delivery through to completion, working with external stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to budget.

What You Will Do

  • Lead and manage engineering projects across multiple sites, from concept through to completion.
  • Facilitate project management calls, mitigate risks, and ensure quality control throughout.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to interpret needs, provide updates, and maintain strong working relationships.
  • Partner with production departments, suppliers, and contractors to ensure smooth project execution.
  • Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and Essity’s safety standards.

Who You Are

You’ll bring proven experience in managing projects up to £1 million in a production process environment. Ideally, you’ll have a civil engineering, papermaking, converting, electrical / mechanical engineering background and be familiar with SIL, HAZID, HAZOP, and PTW systems. You’ll also be confident in compiling project documentation including Scope of Work specifications, RAMS, ITPs, and Risk Registers.

Key skills and attributes include:

  • Strong contractor management and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, with experience in MS Project, SAP, and AutoCAD desirable
  • Awareness of Health, Safety, Environment and Wellbeing best practices
  • Degree-level Engineering qualification and/or project management certification
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Highly organised with strong time management
  • Able to work autonomously and collaboratively across multiple disciplines
  • Goal-oriented and solutions-focused, with the ability to influence effectively

What We Can Offer You

This permanent position comes with a competitive salary and benefits package including:

  • Bonus opportunity
  • Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
  • Private medical insurance
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Local incentives and workwear

At Essity, we believe everyone’s learning and professional development is unique. We empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

We embrace individuality and the power of diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives. When you apply for a role at Essity, selection is based solely on professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes, and shared values.

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good  |  Excel Together |  Be You with Us

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Application End Date:22 Oct 2025Job Requisition ID:Essity256652

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The Company
Neenah, WI
17,013 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company, breaking barriers to well-being. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.

Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.

Our leading global brands include TENA, Tork, Actimove, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 36,000 employees. Net sales in 2022 amounted to approximately SEK 156bn (EUR 15bn). The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity

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