Project Engineer - Jigs & Tools (Airbus - Broughton)

35 hours per week | Onsite | BPSS+ Clearance Required
PAYE: £27.75 p/h | Umbrella: £37.12 p/h

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineer to join the Manufacturing Engineering (ME) team at Airbus Broughton, supporting the Internal Supply & Support (IS&S) function. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys problem-solving, leading meaningful projects, and working closely with shop-floor teams to keep production running smoothly.

At Guidant Global, we champion a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We’re excited to support Airbus in finding people who want to make a real impact, feel empowered in their work, and grow their career in a world-leading aerospace environment.

About the Role

As a Project Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering projects that improve and enable Airbus production processes. Working within a supportive ME team, you’ll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to design solutions, enhance efficiency, and ensure high standards across safety, cost and quality.
This role combines hands-on engineering insight with structured project delivery-ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, technical environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Carrying out process mapping, requirements gathering, and defining ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ solutions.
• Leading project activities across analysis, design, development, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Supporting crane lifts through creation of safe, compliant lifting processes.
• Managing project delivery against agreed budget, schedule, and resource plans.
• Producing high-quality project documentation aligned with Airbus governance models.
• Identifying, reporting, and managing project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Providing financial management support, including cost-benefit analysis and project estimates.
• Working collaboratively with shop-floor teams to minimise disruption and deliver practical, value-adding solutions.

What You’ll Bring

We’d love to hear from you if you have experience or strengths in some of the following areas:

Skills & Experience

• Experience in Project Management (LBIP, Agile, Planisware or similar tools).
• Engineering background (degree or equivalent experience).
• Experience working in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Ability to simplify complex information for a wide range of audiences.
• Familiarity with tools such as FMEA, SWOT, 5 Whys, Fishbone Analysis, flowcharts or Click N Buy (desirable).
• Ability to translate operational requirements into clear technical specifications.
• Experience in lifting and handling methods (advantageous).
• CATIA and/or Jig & Tool experience (advantageous).

Why Join?

Working at Airbus via Guidant Global means joining a collaborative, future-focused team where your ideas are valued and your work makes a visible impact. You’ll enjoy:

• A positive, people-centred culture, supported by Guidant’s inclusive approach.
• Opportunities to develop your project and engineering skills within a world-leading aerospace organisation.
• Exposure to varied, hands-on projects that strengthen your technical and leadership capabilities.
• A balanced 35-hour week with flexible daytime working (between 7am-7pm).

Additional Information

• Onsite role, based in Broughton.
• IR35: Inside
• No mandatory training required.
• Open to candidates from all industries with transferable project management experience.
• Travel: Onsite only.
• Security: BPSS+ required.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.