Project Engineer- Europe in Gloucester

The role of the Project Engineer- Europe is to assist the Company's Project Manager across allocated projects, ensuring smooth on schedule running including the achievement of all customer expectations and adherence to statutory regulations. Supporting the Company's Project Managers with regards to H&S management, installation progress and quality, material management and test and commissioning.

Conduct site surveys and prepare documentation accordingly, giving due consideration to all applicable security and fire risk factors. Plan fire detection, access control, CCTV and intruder alarm systems. Ensure system design specifications are compatible with the requirements of all applicable technical and regulatory standards (i.e. EN, BS, HTM) and BAFE/NSI Codes of Practice.

Coordinate installation activities to ensure that they are carried out in a controlled manner and in accordance with the Company's documented procedures and processes plus any statutory and regulatory requirements that may apply. Actively monitor and manage project progress. Ensure adherence to all Company policies - including those for quality, health & safety and the management of false alarms. Provide reports as appropriate to the Project Manager and any other Officers of the Company.

Carry out any other job specific duties as deemed appropriate by the directors of the Company. H&S reporting (Safe Starts, Tool Box Talks, Site Inspections, Plant & MEWP inspections). Quality reporting including snagging installation work, ensuring snags are cleared and documented. Report on progress including mark ups of drawings or schedules. Liaising with PM to ensure sufficient labour is available to meet project requirements. Attend site meetings as and when required.

Accept the installation from the installers ready for commissioning. Commission & test systems, complete commissioning paperwork. Demonstrate operation of systems to client/client rep. Keep up to date in respect of new technologies and regulatory standards that are relevant to the design process.

As part of the company's compliance to The Health & Safety at Work Etc Act 1974, ISO9001 for Quality, ISO14001 for Environmental and ISO27001 for Information Technology, there are several key objectives that are issued each year upon management review that we expect all staff to work towards in order for the company to meet these objectives and include but are not limited to:

• Compliance to all legislative and British Standard requirements
• Compliance to associated accreditation bodies schemes from NSI, BAFE, LPCB, FIA and others as required.
• Maximise customer satisfaction with the services provided by GBE Converge.
• Working to reduce, renew and recycle any waste on and off our sites including our offices.
• Protect the environment and ensure use of toxic materials is avoided where possible.
• Work to best safe practice and ensure actions do not cause harm unto themselves or others.
• Employees will not tamper with any issued PPE or plant machinery that may cause harm unto themselves or others.
• Ensure all minimum training requirements are met in compliance with the relevant ISO standards.
• Ensure that any Information Technology 'incidents' are effectively reported and resolved in a timely fashion (internally or externally).
• Maintain clear desk and screen at all times.
• Compliance to ensure no deliberate breaches in security information and/or systems.

No job description can be entirely comprehensive and the jobholder will be expected to adapt and carry out such other duties as may be required from time to time, on the understanding that they will be within the individual's remit and capability, and consistent with the status and responsibilities of the role within the business.

Qualifications required include:

• Experience in working on and project managing fire detection, access control, CCTV and intruder alarm systems to the applicable British and European Standards and knowledge also of all relevant BAFE/NSI codes of practice.
• Good working knowledge of the products and systems specified and with any significant limitations inherent in such products and systems.
• The ability to plan and monitor work to tight time scales and deadlines.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports and submission items for tender/contract.
• The ability to work creatively and innovatively dealing with core issues with customers.
• The ability to form good working relationships with colleagues, customers and outside bodies.
• Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate effectively with all levels of person.
• Provable understanding of specifications and technical drawings.
• Computer literate and proficient in all core Microsoft Office packages.
• CSCS card (or equivalent).
• Experience of Eque2 or other similar contract management software.
• Familiar with MS Project or other Project Planning Programming Software.

The physical environment requires the employee to work in office and construction site locations around Europe. Construction site locations will involve both inside and outside working environments and the employee will frequently be required to use personal protective equipment. The employee may be required to work nights, weekends and on public holidays and will be required to spend time away in order to fulfil the job role.