Project Engineer in Glasgow

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Job Purpose: Deliver the assigned construction and engineering projects successfully at site level whilst conforming to time, scope and quality requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental standards are always understood and adhered to.
• Act as the client’s primary focus on a day-to-day basis, acting in a professional and courteous manner, and reporting any relevant interactions internally.
• Manage subcontractors and their works, challenging any cost, scope, progress, safety or quality issues, and reorganising works where appropriate.
• Take charge of project logistics ahead of time, co-ordinating deliveries and plant movement, taking into account site conditions and offload requirements to ensure that goods and materials are installed safely and on programme.
• Responsible for digitally updating the provided project plan, reporting live on progress and delay in an accurate manner, whilst creating parallel lookahead programmes for site as required.
• Manage the delivery of assigned Inspection Test Plans to enable the sequential sign-off of individual packages of work.
• Organise and manage the site mobilisation and demobilisation, plus hire and off-hire of equipment required for the works.
• Manage RAMS reviews, and creation or amendment where necessary.
• Deliver inductions and toolbox talks, and manage permit to work systems.
• Write detailed reports and updates for the Project Engineering Manager and other project departmental heads.
• Liaise with Purchasing to assist the Project Manager in the procurement of necessary materials for the installation.
• Collate and submit accurate project documentation, including but not limited to As-Built drawings, calibration and test certificates, and commissioning records.
• Suggest and implement cost-effective solutions and proposals, acting as the focal point for unexpected technical difficulties and other problems, ensuring that they are resolved in a timely manner.
• Control the continuous snagging of work on site, arranging for appropriate actions to be taken and closed out ahead of time.
• Participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders either in person or online.
• Where appropriate, schedule and act as chair, taking minutes and assigning actions.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of Site Manager as required with particular emphasis on CDM and the supervision of sub-contractors.

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills:

Essential:

• Experience within a relevant discipline, such as construction, electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Good understanding of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
• Good IT skills – Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project, Teams, able to communicate and use VPN, video conferencing and mobile platforms.
• Knowledge of current ‘Construction (Design and Management) Regulations’.
• Project Management.
• Basic coaching and negotiation skills.

Personal attributes/skills:

This requires the job holder to demonstrate that they are:

• Motivated, organised, and disciplined – repeats actions across projects without prompting.
• Thrives from taking responsibility of the given situation.
• Resilient and driven – does what is required to get the job done.
• Consistently trustworthy and professional.
• Reliable and dependable.
• Responsive to customers’ needs.
• Supportive and able to work well with colleagues.
• Committed to quality and improvement.

In addition, it is particularly important to the success of this role that the job holder can demonstrate the following:

• Excellent at building relationships, and competent in communicating both technical and practical matters.
• Ability to motivate, persuade and influence others.
• A pragmatic and flexible approach to requirements – adapts to changing priorities.
• Strong planning skills.
• Commercial awareness – acts to minimise costs.

Essential:

• A background in electrical / mechanical engineering and/or construction.
• Site management experience.
• CSCS card holder.
• Knowledge of the current ‘Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• Good understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Willingness to travel extensively and work away from home as required.

Desirable:

• Experienced with CHP installations.
• Experience in a related discipline e.g. – boilers, HV systems, quantity surveying, CAD, planning, SCADA, BMS.
• IOSH / SMSTS qualified.
• Degree / HND / HNC in Engineering.