Senior Project Engineer in Slough

We have an exciting opportunity for an MEP Senior Project Engineer to join our London team to work on a Commercial Build project in Reading. This role plays a pivotal part in delivering high-quality engineering solutions across a range of innovative projects. You’ll be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered to specification, on time, and within budget. You will work closely with both pre-contract and production teams, driving excellence and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Responsibility for the Electrical or Mechanical packages of the project and their successful delivery.
• Leading Health & Safety practices across all project activities, ensuring our “Safety first and foremost” culture is upheld.
• Supporting pre-commencement procedures to minimise risk and ensure compliance with company governance.
• Identifying and managing project risks and opportunities, taking ownership of mitigation strategies.
• Re-engineering installations to meet customer requirements while optimising profitability.
• Providing accurate and timely progress updates for both site and financial reporting.
• Ensuring all activities comply with internal procedures and external legislation.
• Leading and engaging project teams, setting clear expectations and managing performance.
• Building strong relationships with customers to support efficient delivery and future opportunities.
• Managing successful project closure, ensuring quality, commercial targets, and compliance are met.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a proactive and inspiring engineering professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about delivering excellence. You’ll be someone who:

• Has a background of delivering on major projects with either an electrical or mechanical bias.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and team engagement skills.
• Has a solid understanding of project engineering within a manufacturing or construction environment.
• Is confident in managing risk, compliance, and customer relationships.
• Is committed to continuous improvement and high-quality delivery.
• Brings a solutions-focused mindset and a drive for innovation.
• Will need to be able to get Security Clearance.

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Car/Car allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax-Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.