Project Engineer

Are you looking to advance your career with training provided? Do you want to join an established team in an exciting and progressive British business? Our client is an employee-owned high voltage electrical engineering company specialising in electrical power infrastructure, grid connections and renewable energy generation. Due to continuing success, we have a pipeline of work into 2027 and beyond.

Duties and responsibilities of the role include:

• Responsibility for effective project management and delivery across a diverse range of electrical HV projects, including liaison with clients, consultants, and their representatives.
• Produce project construction programmes and manage activities to the construction programme.
• Attend site project progress, coordination meetings and undertake inspections/audits of site works to monitor quality and progress.
• Manage commercial aspects of projects in line with budgets and forecasting budgets for financial reporting.
• Ensure project compliance with health and safety adherence, including strategic planning and management of projects, produce risk assessments and method statements and undertake safety audits.
• Management of internal and external resource to ensure project goals and customer expectations are met.
• Building and maintaining relationships with our clients and supply chain partners.
• Manage in-house design and engineering teams to generate equipment layouts, designs, cable schedules, testing, and commissioning procedures.
• Liaise with suppliers and manufacturers on design, installation, and commissioning.
• Obtain competitive tenders from the supply chain.
• Attend manufacturers factory acceptance tests when required.
• Attend pre-start and kick off and ongoing client meetings.
• Purchase procurement for project, identifying and organising resourcing and logistical requirements for projects.
• Organising project briefings for on-site management.
• Complete project review documentation.
• Provide proactive support and guidance to all parties on compliance with statutory requirements and company standards.
• Manage the interface between client/network operator commissioning and third-party engineers.
• Uphold a professional image, contribute to the company’s success, and proactively improve services and efficiency.
• Embrace and demonstrate the Company’s 5 core Principles of: Priority No.1 - Health, Safety and Well-being, Professionalism, Pride, Partnership and Proactive.

Here is what you need to be successful in the role:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ relevant experience of electrical engineering within the electrical contracting or utility industries.
• Experience with managing projects from a similar industry.
• Able to communicate and influence at all levels.
• Able to work effectively whilst under pressure.
• Able to assess and identify compliance shortfalls or engineering opportunities within designs.
• Able to plan-ahead and prioritise workload.
• Able to follow business processes whilst managing multiple time-pressured tasks.
• Degree, HND in Electrical Engineering or similar field (or working towards HND).
• Strong organisational, time management, IT (MS Office), and report writing skills, with excellent spoken and written English.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical and commercial information, negotiate effectively, and contribute to a dynamic team.
• Adaptable, resilient, proactive, willing to travel across the UK with occasional overnight stays, and holds a full UK driving licence.

In return they offer:

• £60,000 - £75,000 per annum depending on skills and qualifications (Negotiable to go higher).
• Benefit from company profit share as a partner in our business.
• Contributory company pension scheme.
• Private health insurance.
• Healthcare cashback plan.
• Life assurance.
• Car allowance scheme or company vehicle provided (Car allowance around 8% of Salary).
• PPE and company clothing provided.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Mental health support.
• 25 days annual holiday plus paid public holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements (office/hybrid).
• Great training and development opportunities.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• On-site gym.
• Bristol office free parking, onsite parking, and electrical vehicle charge points.

If you have the necessary experience to fulfil this position please apply or reach out to (url removed).