Projects Engineer in Alton

Headquartered in Switzerland, Centiel Group SA is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and delivers industry-leading power protection solutions for critical infrastructure. Our range of class-leading, high-efficiency UPS systems provides maximum availability and reliability, developed by the innovators of the first transformerless UPS and four generations of true modular UPS technology.

We are looking for a technically strong and delivery-focused Project Engineer to join Centiel UK. This is a UK-based Hybrid role, combining office and home working, with frequent travel to customer sites across the UK. Candidates must already be based in the UK.

This position is accountable for:

• Ensuring a strong delivery-focused approach across all assigned projects, making sure that project commitments are translated into practical, achievable, and high-quality outcomes.
• Supporting structured project execution through effective planning, coordination, technical clarification, resource management, and communication with all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring that project-specific risks, technical issues, documentation requirements, site activities, subcontractor performance, and delivery milestones are monitored and managed effectively.

Primary point of contact for clients throughout end-to-end project delivery.

Project delivery and technical coordination:

• Act as a technical advisor, providing guidance and support to customers on technical matters relating to project deliverables.
• Attend site surveys and project meetings with client representatives and specialist contractors, both on-site and remotely, to review and agree project scope, methodologies, site conditions, and readiness for UPS equipment integration.
• Take ownership of technical aspects of assigned projects, ensuring that requirements are understood, clarified, documented, and followed through.
• Coordinate with specialist subcontractors to ensure effective integration between UPS equipment and site electrical systems, including switchgear, generators, SCADA, and BMS.
• Work closely with the projects team, suppliers, customers, installation teams, and field service teams to ensure alignment throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Take ownership of technical issues arising during site activities, working collaboratively with the project team to ensure timely, safe, and effective resolution.
• Support successful project completion with a clear focus on customer satisfaction, quality, safety, and delivery performance.
• Produce detailed scope documents for specialist subcontractors to enable accurate pricing of site works, including UPS installation, specialist logistics, electrical installation, and other project-specific requirements where applicable.
• Provide clear and consistent communication regarding project programme, risks, delivery status, and technical issues.
• Support continuous improvement in project documentation, planning quality, communication routines, and delivery processes.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a project or technical role within the UPS, switchgear, IPS, generator, power protection, or similar electrical sectors.
• Technical qualifications in Electrical or Electronic Engineering at HNC, HND, or equivalent.
• Previous experience managing or coordinating projects from inception through to completion.
• Strong technical knowledge of UPS systems is preferred but not essential, together with a solid understanding of associated electrical installation requirements for critical power environments.
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills within an electrical or electronic engineering context.
• Commercial awareness and a good understanding of project delivery processes, outputs, costs, risks, and customer expectations.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook, with strong basic numeracy and literacy.
• Full valid UK driving licence.

What we offer:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Life Insurance
• Private medical insurance
• A technically challenging role within a growing international company operating in the critical power and UPS sector
• Autonomy in carrying out tasks, with the opportunity to take ownership of technical project delivery
• A role with strong exposure to customers, mission-critical environments, and advanced UPS technology

How to apply:

If you identify with this role and are interested in joining Centiel UK, please send your application, indicating “Project Engineer – Centiel UK” in the subject line, and include your CV to: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and not require visa sponsorship.