Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer (Mechanical bias)

Location :
Northfleet Plant, Kent, UK

Competitive Salary + Car allowance and benefits

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

This role will be part of Kimberly Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact. As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposedto transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership

Reporting to the Engineering Development Leader, this role has responsibility for all aspects of Project Engineering, including the research, development, procurement of equipment and leading / executing engineering projects across the site. There is also an expectation to own key EHS Performance Standards.

• Write project appropriations up to $5M
• Ownership of project controls and reporting to ensure compliance and stakeholder management :
• Change In Scope, Close Out and Placed in Service documents
• Monthly Capital & Project management reviews
• Setup effective construction management system that allows communication of works, issues, and interfaces with operations
• Ensure safety management protocol is established including compliance to CDM regulations and Safety Management of Change process.
• Undertake operational engagement activities such as Kaizen layout events etc.
• Ensure detailed plan is established ensuring that execution activities can be accurately tracked.
• Management of contacts and contractors
• Identify resource requirements and establish project teams including clearly defining roles and responsibilities and workload profiling.
• Monitor overall progress during project execution to ensure delivery within agreed machine shutdown durations.
• Ensure necessary commissioning and handover activities are completed :
• CCO, ECO, PCO and safety requirements are fulfilled.
• Ensure all engineering documentation and MOC has been delivered before close out, (SOP’s, As built drawings, PI&D’s, update for Preventive Maintenance System, Asset Register)
• Coach and support other mill personnel though capital process (
• Proactively engage in asset control activities, annual Asset Count Verification, Asset tracking, Asset Disposition.

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fuelled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At…