Lead Project Engineer

ERSG Careers; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ERSG is seeking an experienced Lead Project Engineer to coordinate multi-discipline engineering activities across the full project lifecycle, from optioneering through delivery, on major high-voltage transmission projects in the UK.

You will lead design maturity, manage risks and changes, chair coordination meetings, and ensure governance gates are met, with strong stakeholder engagement across engineering, project delivery and operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering coordination in large transmission/substation projects.
• Strong understanding of the engineering lifecycle from concept to delivery.
• Experience coordinating multiple disciplines and managing interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering inputs across the project lifecycle from optioneering to delivery.
• Chair regular engineering coordination meetings and resolve technical issues.
• Lead engineering risk meetings and manage design changes and quality.
• Ensure designs meet technical specs, standards and governance gates.
• Support governance documentation and works information packages.
• Escalate significant engineering decisions to senior engineers and managers.
• Maintain effective communication across engineering, project delivery, operations and contractors.

Skills

Engineering Coordination

Design Management

Transmission Projects

Technical Assurance

Engineering Governance

Risk Management

Change Control

Contractor Management

Design Reviews

HAZID/HAZOP/HAZCON

Technical Queries

Works Information

Project Delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Lead Project Engineer to support the delivery of major high-voltage transmission projects. The role will take responsibility for coordinating engineering activities from the early development and optioneering stages through design development and into project delivery.

Working across multiple engineering disciplines, you will drive design maturity, coordinate technical deliverables, manage engineering risks and changes, and ensure that projects progress through the required technical and governance gateways.

This is a key role within the project team, requiring strong technical coordination, stakeholder management and project engineering experience within the transmission, substations or wider electrical infrastructure sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering inputs and outputs throughout the project lifecycle, from optioneering and initial design through to detailed design and delivery.
• Chair regular engineering coordination meetings, ensuring effective collaboration between engineering disciplines and timely resolution of technical issues.
• Lead engineering risk meetings, identifying and managing engineering, design and quality risks while maximising opportunities for improvement.
• Drive design maturity and ensure engineering scope is delivered to the required quality, technical and programme requirements.
• Provide engineering input into project programmes and monitor progress against key engineering milestones.
• Ensure designs and engineering deliverables comply with relevant technical specifications, standards, policies and procedures.
• Support the resolution of technical non-compliances through the appropriate Deviation from Specification process where requirements cannot be met.
• Manage engineering and design changes in accordance with the project change control process, including preparation and coordination of supporting documentation.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines to ensure all required deliverables are completed at the appropriate project gates.
• Coordinate the collection and development of engineering information required for Works Information (WI) packages.
• Manage the engineering Technical Query (TQ) register throughout project delivery, ensuring queries are appropriately assigned, progressed and closed out.
• Coordinate the review, acceptance and sign-off of contractor engineering deliverables.
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities required at each project governance gate, ensuring all requirements are completed in accordance with the project governance framework.
• Coordinate and lead activities including:
  • Site visits
  • Senior engineering reviews
  • Operational engagement
  • HAZID, HAZOP and HAZCON workshops
  • Design Authority Reviews
  • Technical Authority Reviews where required
• Prepare and coordinate key engineering governance documentation, including:
  • Design Management Plans
  • Design Risk Management Indexes (DRMI)
  • Design Authority Reports
  • Gate documentation and supporting engineering evidence
• Escalate significant engineering decisions, technical risks and unresolved issues to Senior Engineers and Engineering Managers.
• Support Project Assurance Reviews (PAR) by preparing and submitting required engineering documentation and responding to review findings and feedback.
• Maintain effective communication between engineering, project management, construction, operations, commercial and contractor teams.
• Promote a proactive approach to engineering quality, technical assurance and design risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
  

Requirements

• Proven experience in a Lead Project Engineer, Project Engineer, Engineering Manager or similar engineering coordination role.
• Experience working on major transmission, substation, power infrastructure or high-voltage electrical projects.
• Strong understanding of the engineering lifecycle from concept/optioneering through design development and project delivery.
• Experience coordinating multiple engineering disciplines and managing interfaces between technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of design management, engineering governance, technical assurance and change control.
• Experience managing contractor engineering deliverables and technical queries.
• Experience participating in or leading engineering reviews, risk workshops and design assurance activities.
• Understanding of project governance and gated delivery processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, project delivery and operational teams.
• Ability to identify, manage and elevate engineering risks and technical issues effectively.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline is preferred.
• Relevant experience within the UK transmission or regulated energy infrastructure environment would be advantageous.

Key Skills

Engineering Coordination | Design Management | Transmission Projects | Technical Assurance | Engineering Governance | Risk Management | Change Control | Contractor Management | Design Reviews | HAZID / HAZOP / HAZCON | Technical Queries | Works Information | Project Delivery

What You'll Be Doing

This role is ideal for an experienced project engineer who enjoys working at the interface between engineering and project delivery. You will have significant involvement in coordinating technical teams, driving design maturity, managing engineering risks and ensuring that projects successfully progress through their required governance and assurance stages.

You will play a central role in ensuring that engineering activities are aligned with scope, quality, programme and project governance requirements, while providing effective coordination between the project team, engineering disciplines, contractors and operational stakeholders.

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.