Mechanical Project Engineer

Apex Resourcing Solutions Ltd; Bradford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client is a leading M&E Contractor expanding into the West Yorkshire region. They work on a variety of prestigious government contracts and due to continued growth are now looking for an experienced Mechanical Project Engineer. The role will be based in their soon to be opened Leeds office.

The successful candidate will handle projects from £100K to £3M, with HVAC services knowledge, involved in all stages from enquiry to quotations through to delivery and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• ONC/HNC/B.Eng. in mechanical services/engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in design, estimating and project coordination; commercial awareness
• Trustworthy, ethical, with discretion
• Organised, structured, professional with passion for excellence
• Flexible, resilient; ability to influence and build relationships
• Excellent communication skills (email/phone/face to face)

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients to understand needs to develop estimates and design
• Prepare detailed estimates for pre-designed and full design and build projects up to £3m
• Take off quantities from drawings and input into Estimating System
• Identify financial risks within projects
• Attend pre-tender, post-tender and site meetings with clients
• Secure contracts and act as project manager after pre-order meetings
• Manage workload to meet tight deadlines
• Liaise with customers regarding quotations and queries

Skills

Problem-solving

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Team player

Independent worker

Education

ONC/HNC/B.Eng.

Job description

The Opportunity

Our client is a leading M&E Contractor expanding into the West Yorkshire region. They work on a variety of prestigious government contracts and due to continued growth are now looking for an experienced Mechanical Project Engineer. The role will be based in their soon to be opened Leeds office.

The Position

The successful candidate will enjoy a varied workload with projects carried out from £100K to £3M mechanical service value on a variety of commercial, health and retail schemes. Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of HVAC Services, involved in all stages of projects from initial enquiry to preparing quotations through to delivery and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients to understand their needs in order to develop estimates and design
• Prepare detailed estimates for pre-designed and full design and build projects valued to £3m
• Take off quantities from drawings and input information onto the Estimating System
• Must be commercially focused and identify financial risks within projects
• Attend pre-tender, post-tender and site meetings with clients
• Secure contracts and act as project manager after pre-order meetings
• Work to tight deadlines and manage own workload
• Liaise with customers regarding quotations to answer any queries

The Person

The most important skills you should possess include problem-solving, troubleshooting and analytical and critical thinking capabilities. You should be a strong communicator and team member who can also work independently.

Essential requirements;

• An industry applicable mechanical services/engineering qualification ONC/HNC/B.Eng.
• Min of 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Design, estimating and project co-ordination experienceCommercial and contractual awareness
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
• Excellent communication skills (email/phone/face to face)

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a recruitment agency acting on behalf of this company