Job Description

Our client, a prominent entity within the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an Environmental Project Engineer to join their team on a contract basis in Stevenage. This role is integral to the project teams within Environmental Engineering, covering land, sea, and air-based weapons system projects.

• Interface with project teams to define requirements, develop strategies, and collate evidence to underwrite designs.
• Define the environments that the products will encounter in service.
• Support other functions and projects in developing robust designs and efficient proving strategies.
• Generate evidence to demonstrate that products will meet customer's environmental requirements.
• Work closely with Systems Engineering, Architecture, Design, and Proving teams to build relationships and ensure requirements are delivered to plan.
• Act as a technical interface with customers in the delivery of technical work packages.
• Plan, deliver, and monitor assigned work packages, making engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority.

• Serve as the primary contact for technical details related to environmental engineering arising from offsite trials and communicate these into the business.
• Manage day-to-day activities from project kick-off to project completion of an environmental test programme.
• Provide guidance to the offsite trials facility to ensure the requirements of the Environmental Proving Requirement are met.
• Assist in troubleshooting and provide solutions towards the progression of trial activities.
• Cover reporting requirements for the project and communicate areas of concern within the offsite trials site and the business.
• Regularly travel to the trials site to support in-person meetings and data reviews.

• Experience in planning, managing, and delivering small to medium-sized work packages.
• Knowledge of environmental engineering within the defence sector or relevant industry.
• Understanding of vibration, shock, temperature, and humidity environments, and their applicability to different products at different life cycle stages.
• Familiarity with international Environmental Standards (e.g., DEF STAN 00-035, AECTP 300, AECTP 400, Mil-std 810).
• Analytical mind and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Effective at working in teams with strong interpersonal skills.

• Opportunity to work on a variety of challenging and prestigious projects.
• Exposure to senior members of the business, including Project Heads and Chief Engineers.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

If you are an experienced Environmental Project Engineer looking for a new opportunity within the Defence & Security sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and talented team in Stevenage.