Project Engineer

Responsibilities

• Engineering of single or multiple projects (depending on size) from tender to design development, procurement, construction, handover and defect liability period stages
• Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, builders, architects and surveyors, and in-house project teams
• Working with the estimating team to produce successful tender bids for potential projects
• Development of Consultants drawings, with emphasis on the technical and practical merits of their drawings, to produce construction/working drawings
• Working with detailed diagrams, plans and drawings
• Interpreting specialist CAD drawings & BIM models and other resources to design the systems required for the project
• Procuring a variety of specialist sub contract and plant and equipment orders up to a value of £2M.
• Managing the design of specialist sub contract elements of projects from procurement through to handover e.g. mechanical and BMS controls and fire sprinkles systems
• Attending on-site project programme/technical/commercial meetings when required
• Working with the commercial team within the business to control procurement, produce financial forecasts and manage risk
• Managing the commissioning of mechanical services on multiple projects
• Specifying operations and maintenance procedures to clients

Personal Qualities Required

• Have integrity
• Proactive attitude
• The ability to lead and develop junior engineers
• The ability to plan and prioritise effectively; work to deadlines

Qualifications & Experience

• Previously held a building mechanical services engineer's role within a contracting/sub- contracting construction business.
• Strong practical and design knowledge of building mechanical services
• Demonstratable commitment through longevity of service and achievements within previous roles
• Demonstrate astute commercial awareness