Project Engineer Mechanical

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi's Strategy of Growth? The Opportunity: We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our team at London Gatwick. As a Project Engineer at Vital Energi, you'll have the opportunity to develop and support the project activities in a safe, structured and cost-efficient manner. Accountable for the delivery of services from personnel across the projects ensuring high standards are maintained and continuously improved.

The ideal candidate will have a M&E background.

Who are Vital Energi? Vital Energi is a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sectors. We support Hospitals, Universities, New Build Developments, Towns & Cities, as well as Industrial and Commercial clients to reduce their carbon emissions and improve the efficiency of their buildings. Vital Energi's Vision is to protect our planet for future generations. We are doing this by enabling the UK's Net Zero targets.

• Ensure the objectives of the contract/project are understood and achieved.
• Monitor the overall progress of the works against the agreed construction programme and revise any critical path issues.
• Update the project team and the client (or their representatives) on necessary revisions and co-ordinate the agreed responses.
• Record and act upon any instructions given by the client or their representative.
• Liaise with the project quantity surveyor to ensure that all changes to the original scope are acknowledged, recorded, and resolved in line with contractual requirements.
• Liaise with the senior project engineer to co-ordinate procurement requirements in relation to quality, availability and fitness for purpose.
• Maintain accurate on-site records of all goods received on a weekly basis and ensure that these (including all delivery notes) are correctly processed.
• Support and co-ordinate on-site operational staff, in accordance with the complexity of contractual obligations and nature of the contract.
• Assess sub-contractor performance (including review of non-conformance reports with the site-based project team) and produce reports for the project team.
• Manage Tenant liaison and any associated issues raised at site level in accordance with the contract.
• Chair weekly subcontract meetings where both post and pre-weekly progress will be recorded and co-ordinated.
• Deputise for the Senior Project Engineer in their absence.
• Produce weekly overall project progress reports to help the quantity surveyor and project engineer produce contract financial overviews.
• Using information supplied by site-based engineers; maintain an up to date and fully tracked progress record of all on and off site operations to formulate an accurate As Built programme.
• Maintain the accuracy and timeliness of all site-based records.
• Compile a fully documented operation and maintenance manual for the project for review by the senior project engineer.
• Ensure any correspondence from the client or any other interested party is either dealt with at a site level or brought to the attention of the project team for action.
• Hand over the contract to the client on completion and ensure that they record the date and any other relevant information on an agreed certificate.
• Undertake all other duties and responsibilities to fulfil Vital Energi's obligations to the current contract, and meet all statutory obligations relating to health, safety and environment.
• Ensure all project/company Health, Safety & Environmental goals are achieved and where possible exceeded.

• HNC/HND or Degree qualification in an Engineering Subject essential.
• Health & Safety Qualification such as SMSTS or SSSTS.
• Proven relevant Building Services Experience.
• Experience within M&E.

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment, without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time-limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK.