Senior Electrical Engineer

Mercury; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury, based in Helsinki, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with over 8 years of experience in mechanical or electrical contracting. The role involves managing electrical systems and collaborating with project stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance. Ideal candidates will have excellent organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, alongside proficiency in planning software and CAD/BIM processes.

The position offers a chance to lead project teams in a professional environment promoting innovation and growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage workload and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in systems software related to Engineering functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage Electrical Systems on-site and liaise with Key Project Stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications and safety standards.
• Assist in managing project schedules and QA processes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

IT skills

Teamwork

Planning skills

Education

8+ years’ experience with a recognised Mechanical/Electrical contractor

Tools

Project/Primavera planning software

CAD/BIM software

Job description

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.

Senior Electrical Engineer – Helsinki, Finland

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions. We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of the Electrical Systems under your control.
• Support the engineering requirements through managing & liaising with Key Project Stakeholders (Client design team, Main contractor, Suppliers, Sub-contractors, etc).
• Familiarisation of Design/IFC specifications and drawings to fully understand the scope of the Project works. Overseeing the Co-ordination process to transform design information into full installation drawings by BIM personnel ensuring spec compliance and as per schedule priority. This will require generation/management of Requests for Information (RFI), Technical queries etc.
• Management of Site Safety in conjunction with the Project Manager and the Mercury Safety Advisor. This will include the setup, management of and closing out of the safety file as part of the Management team.
• Management of Site QA in conjunction with Mercury QA Manager including set up, management and close out of file.
• Management of Project Schedule in conjunction with Mercury Project Manager, consulting Engineer and Client requirements and ensuring Engineering activities do not impact on same (e.g. Procurement, etc).
• Management of all aspects associated with your package including Mercury Electrical Team, Sub-contractors, Material deliveries and goods receipting, Plant and Equipment, Variations, Valuations.
• Management of all day-to-day site operations and ensuring Mercury Policies and procedures are followed closely.
• Management of sub-contractor activities including tracking progress against schedule and manpower levels, ensuring adequate information flow to ensure works progress and Weekly Meeting logged.
• Ensure Works are installed in accordance with Project specifications and to the Project QA plan (for e.g. pre-agreed benchmarking).
• Assisting the Installation Package team to manage the quality needs for the project on site, providing guidance to ensure we are compliant to all relevant standards/codes and specifications associated. This will include all site activities associated with validation and handover to the client. Manage the Construction Work Packs process from development, implementation and handover. This will involve activities onsite to support our construction management team.
• Management of the Mercury "In Progress" snagging system ensuring that the supervisors return weekly punch lists where applicable. Ensure all snags are distributed to all Sub-contractors.
• Issue direct labour hours and sub-contractor hours to time administrator for tracking centrally.
• Attendance at Site Meetings, Internal Project Reviews, Engineering Reviews, Planning and Co-ordination Meetings and Handover Meetings.
• Close out of all project deliverables including Final Account, O & M Manuals, Punch List, Safety File, QA File, Material and Plant re-locations, Project Plan – all with the support of the site project manager and your project team.
• Issue weekly cost reports. This will include all orders placed, materials expected, and labour levels.
• Information reporting will be an essential activity to ensure activity targets/deadlines are met to support the project team. There will be an Engineering Task Log generated and managed by the Engineering Lead.
• Issue internal weekly progress report rolled up from project supervisors report. This will highlight progress percentage complete based on WBS codes and any concerns. It should also highlight any risk elements within the control of Mercury, eg: late deliveries.
• Issue external weekly progress report, to the project manager, highlighting areas not available, delays, shortage of design, third party hold ups and percentage complete.
• Management and undertaking of the technical submittal, approvals.
• Schedule material deliveries to correspond with the project schedule. Track deliveries. Management of the material procurement utilising Engineering Materials Report (EMR) by producing material take offs identifying the lead in periods and field need rates.
• Maintain a weekly project photographic diary.
• Preparing Sub-contract and Supplier Tender Packages in conjunction with Project QS.
• Assessment of Sub-contract and Supplier Tender returns for technical compliance with design intent specifications.
• Evaluate and promote the use of new engineering practices and processes to enhance delivery time of the project.
• Manage BIM priorities i.e. support team to develop modular concepts, Typical fabrication details and Isometrics generation and to release for construction. Validation of materials/assets within the model is also to be verified for construction. Change management is a critical process to be understood and controlled.
• You will be responsible to support and coach all junior engineers assigned to the project team their development is crucial to our organisation and industry.
• There may be a requirement to attend project meetings or "White Board Activity Planning sessions. This will depend on the needs of the project and your team manager.
• All other duties associated with the role.

Essential Criteria

• 8+ years’ experience working with a recognised Mechanical/Electrical contractor.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent negotiation, problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Proficient in use of systems software related to Engineering functions.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Familiar with Project /Primavera planning software and CAD/BIM process.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise.

Desirable Criteria

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Knowledge of modularisation.

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.