Projects Engineer in Southampton

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, and has been 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.
• Acting as the 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.