Mechanical Project Engineer

A Project Engineer responsible for delivering activities in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station to meet safety, quality, time and cost targets while building strong stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and meet business and technical requirements.
• Develop and implement strategies and plans in line with the overall programme execution plan (PEP).
• Maintain effective communication with all stakeholders and execute the enterprise project (EP) strategies within the contract or package of work.
• Monitor and manage the progress of the schedule – track progress against milestones, deadlines, and budget, and report to key stakeholders.
• Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contract or package; identify risks and facilitate resolution.
• Ensure lessons-learnt and knowledge capture are practiced as business as usual.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members.

General Management

• Provide engineering and management resource to direct, supervise and support all project-related operations.
• Plan, develop and implement all activities associated with the efficient and profitable running of the assigned projects.

Customer Service

• Maintain high standards of customer service.
• Monitor, review and improve through the implementation of appropriate procedures and initiatives.
• Maintain close contact with existing customers and assist the Senior Project Manager in developing new customers as required.

Standards and Compliance

• Ensure that project operations comply with all relevant standards and legislation through appropriate formal procedures.
• Liaise with support departmental personnel to obtain necessary advice or assistance.

Operational Procedures

• Plan and allocate tasks to assigned personnel, monitor workloads, and ensure efficiency and profitability.
• Prepare operational project programmes aligned with the main project programme.
• Prepare and monitor material procurement schedules and ensure availability on site.
• Obtain best possible prices through new quotations and manage supplier relationships.
• Arrange and attend sub-contract reviews and coordinate with the Quantity Surveyor as required.
• Plan site set-up arrangements and procure appropriate facilities.
• Monitor and coordinate work performed by junior engineers and other labour forces.
• Review and interpret proposed designs, drawings and specifications to ensure compliance.
• Represent the business at meetings with customers, consultants, sub-contractors and other relevant organisations.
• Inspect and monitor quality of installed works and produce zero-defect reports.
• Research and prepare performance reports and other required documentation.
• Perform miscellaneous individual and group related duties as assigned.

Commercial

• Monitor individual project commercial performance through job cost reports and work-in-progress reports.
• Assist in preparing ongoing and final project accounts, ensuring timely variation agreements.
• Present final accounts to the Senior Project Manager and manage agreement prior to customer certification.
• Prepare sub-contract orders and monitor change orders and payments in conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor.

Administration

• Ensure project files (hard copy and electronic) are set up and maintained per company procedures.
• Carry out project administrative duties consistent with company requirements.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to meet project management needs.

Personnel

• Communicate clearly with project employees, monitor performance and quality.

Health and Safety

• Maintain company standards for health and safety across all project activities.
• Support incident and accident enquiries and ensure appropriate actions are taken.
• Initiate and monitor site health and safety inspections and implement recommendations.
• Maintain H&S documentation (toolbox talk registers, risk assessments, plant checks) and ensure up-to-date records.

Business Development

• Maintain and develop existing customer contacts in association with the Senior Project Manager.
• Implement and conclude specific projects agreed with the Senior Project Manager to improve overall project performance.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree or HNC in Electrical Engineering (LV, HV, MEP installations) or working towards HNC (preferred).
• Educated to nuclear installation standards including safety-critical systems.
• Working towards a professional qualification in Project Management such as APM PMQ (desirable).
• Track record of delivering projects in complex environments, ideally within the nuclear energy sector or similar regulated environment (desirable).
• Experience working on heavily unionised sites and with trade union representatives.
• Experience with qualified equipment products and services, including supporting the EQ process.
• Experience working with the QA team to ensure quality compliance (records, audits, process).
• Understanding of nuclear safety culture and its role in the health & safety agenda.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management and experience in managing engineering and/or construction activities.
• Strong project management, financial management, change management and facilitation skills.
• Successful experience engaging multi-level stakeholders, including contractors, consultants and advisors.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Understanding of nuclear quality assurance and control.
• Experience designing, manufacturing and installing plant and equipment (LV, HV, MEP) including nuclear-grade and safety-critical equipment.

Employment Eligibility

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.