Project Engineer

My client, a leading contractor within the water industry is on the lookout for a Project Engineer to join their team in the North West. The Project Engineer will develop key relationships with UU operational personnel, supply chain partners and promote a team spirit environment, being the lead for MSP on the projects under their control.

Individual project values will typically range between £500k - £3M. The individual will be responsible for the delivery of a single larger site or multiple smaller scale projects with an emphasis on site safety, quality, programme and commercial/subcontract management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing whole life oversight and accountability for the successful completion of Maintenance Projects and Services, through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning, and handover as required.
• Ensure the supply chain remain compliant with both the Framework Management Plan, Framework HASEMP, and all Site-specific agreed documents
• Implementation and ensuring compliance to Safe systems of work in line with SHE Procedures
• Establishing and leading site collaborative planning and taking ownership of the project look-ahead programme
• Management of change control, liaising with the commercial team and Project Manager in the management and resolution of change and subcontract management
• Provide Leadership to create a safety culture to ensure Zero LTI and RIDDOR Incidents.
• Ensure a commercial focus with a high level of challenge on project scope and choosing efficient delivery strategies, whilst identifying waste and ensuring value for money solutions.
• Ensure that all stakeholders are engaged and supportive of the projects and services and their potential impacts.
• Ensure all projects and services comply fully with United Utilities governance processes, obtaining necessary approvals.
• Ensure consistent and reliable reporting of project/services performance to the PM.
• Ensure key project and programme risks are identified early, and mitigated where possible
• Leading the site team, driving a positive SHEQ culture and promoting Framework and Group improvement initiatives.
• Identifying delivery resource requirements, liaising with the Project Manager on resource and support requirements in a timely manner.
• Report project and services performance SHEQ, Time and Cost, monthly to allow portfolio performance reviews to be held.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous experience in the water industry in a project delivery role
• HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline (preferred, but other relevant industry qualifications will be considered)
• CITB SMSTS qualification
• EUSR Water Hygiene
• Confined Space Working (Preferred)
• Skills, knowledge, and experience of CDM and Construction Management in the capacity of Principal Contractor.
• Strong People and Leadership Skills
• Strong Contract Awareness
• Good problem-solving skills, able to provide solutions
• Able to prioritise and reprioritise tasks
• Good understanding of site delivery and buildability.
• Track record of delivery of projects
• Solid commercial, financial and analytical skills
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skillsFlexibility and adaptability to be able to respond rapidly to unexpected events, having the ability to develop creative solutions to problems

Contact Randstad CPE, Birmingham Branch and ask for Ollie for further details.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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