Electrical Project Engineer

TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK civil engineering firm is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to oversee project electrical requirements. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with standards, enhancing productivity, and managing stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will have strong electrical engineering skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in project delivery. Competitive salary and flexible working options are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car Allowance

26 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life Assurance

Pension scheme matched up to 8%

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Must communicate effectively with a range of people.
• Strong skills in cable sizing/calculations and instrumentation.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Awareness of various project management techniques.
• Focused on delivering resources efficiently.
• Experience in electrical project engineering.

Responsibilities

• Ensure electrical installation compliance with standards.
• Monitor productivity and quality management.
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Engage with the supply chain for capability assessment.
• Supervise installation works for compliance.
• Develop and integrate electrical work programs.
• Assist in commissioning electrical checks.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Control panel design knowledge

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Commercial acumen

Programme planning ability

IT literacy / BIM experience

ICA skills

Education

Minimum HNC in electrical engineering

Professional qualification

Job description

This role is within our Infrastructure business unit which is a civil engineering business focusing on small and medium scale works across the UK with expertise in Water, Environmental and Highways collaborative frameworks. Reporting into Project Engineering Manager, you will have overall responsibility for working with our designer (Arcadis) and suppliers to successfully deliver all electrical requirements across a project portfolio whilst working with commercial team to procure all off and on site manufactured electrical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Safety, Health and Wellbeing: Positively contribute to delivering Thames Water and our "Zero Incidents, Zero Harm, Zero Compromise" goals. Ensure that all electrical equipment and components are installed in compliance with BS7671. Carry out NICEIC Qualified Supervisor duties
• Productivity: Work with others to achieve a step change in productivity which will include implementing robust electrical design, manufacture and installation quality management to achieve "right first time". Closely monitor the progress of off and onsite activities to ensure delivery against agreed programmes and budgets.
• Customer Focus: Establish and maintain trusting and effective relationships with Thames Water Operations and other stakeholders, delivering excellent customer service throughout project delivery. Responsible for undertaking factory inspections and quality audits and ensuring the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction for all electrical installations.
• Culture: Fully embrace the Company's and Thames Water's cultural vision and consistently champion collaborative behaviours and our other core values.
• Develop Sustainable Solutions: Display a sound knowledge of sustainable construction solutions and manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development.
• Digital Engineering: Work with our designer (Arcadis) and the supply chain to optimise the benefits of using digital tools and expertise to integrate our off and on site delivery approach.
• Design Collaboration: Use the BIM model to ensure that electrical designs and installations are fully integrated with the civils and mechanical designs.
• Engineering Proposals and Design: Technical expertise in the placement and administration of sub-contracts and material orders relating to Electrical equipment. Preparation for, vetting and approval of supplier's proposals and designs in accordance with specified requirements.
• Supply Chain: Fully integrate and engage with the supply chain to assess and develop their capabilities so that they positively contribute to our delivery capability and capacity.
• Supervision: Supervise electrical installation works ensuring health and safety, technical and quality compliance.
• Effective planning: Develop logical and accurate electrical works programmes and integrate with overall project plan.
• Reporting: Report on electrical works programme and cost performance and attend project production meetings.
• Quality assurance: Develop quality assurance plans and maintain quality assurance records in accordance with the Company's and Thames Water's documented requirement.
• Outage Management: Work with Thames Water Operations and other stakeholders to meticulously plan and successfully deliver outages.
• Commissioning: Assisting Commissioning Engineers for loop testing and pre-commissioning electrical checks.
• Handover Plans and Soft Landings: Contribute to the production of operating and maintenance manuals. Provide Thames Water personnel with operating and maintenance training.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a range of people.
• Must have an excellent knowledge of control panel design, cable sizing/calculations and instrumentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills who can multi-task and consistently meet challenging deadlines.
• Commercially astute. Has an appreciation of MMC, Lean Construction, Agile Programme Management, Production Thinking and other techniques that assure programme, cost and quality performance.
• Programme focused with an ability to plan and organise resources both off and on site to deliver on time and in full.
• IT literacy BIM/digital experience.
• Desirable: ICA skills.
• Minimum HNC qualified in an electrical engineering subject.
• Professional qualification.
• Experience of both pre-production and production electrical project engineering.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Car Allowance
• 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
• 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
• Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
• Life Assurance
• Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
• 2 days volunteering opportunities
• Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional membership fees
• Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
• Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as: Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner) Dental Insurance Travel insurance Cycle to work scheme Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions