Project Engineer

Environmental Protection UK; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water industry is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to oversee projects near Bournemouth. The role focuses on project governance, adherence to health and safety standards, and managing stakeholder relationships, offering a salary ranging from £50,000 to £60,000 plus a car allowance.

Qualifications

• Educated to HND/HNC and relevant professional qualifications.
• Good working knowledge of H&S legislation.
• Experience in delivery of multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Support project governance, manage supply chain and client outputs.
• Ensure compliance with H&S and quality assurance standards.
• Communicate project outputs to stakeholders effectively.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Self-motivation

Resilience

Tenacity

Education

HND/HNC

Vocational professional/management qualifications

Job description

Position: Project Engineer - Water

Location: Bournemouth

Salary Guide: £50,000 - £60,000 Plus Car/Allowance & Package

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for South West Water and they are recruiting for a Project Engineer for one of their major projects near Bournemouth.

You will report directly to and support the Senior Project Manager and taking the lead on project governance, supply chain relationships, takeover and client facing outputs. Supporting the development and continuous improvement of the project team and supply chain, striving to deliver enhanced health, safety, quality and environmental outcomes, customer satisfaction and commercial success.

The Responsibilities Will Include

• Support the project team in ensuring that all legal and industry standards impacted by the project are achieved.
• With the PM ensuring that H&S management arrangements and people are in place for the duration of the project.
• Administration of the Project Management Plan ensuring that Quality Assurance has been accommodated for in all parts.
• Have an understanding of all aspects of the client contract and the contracts cascaded to the project supply chain.
• Supporting the PM & QS in supply chain notifications of potential EWN's, CE's, CI or change in scope.
• Working with the PM & QS to ensure supply chain project costs do not exceed allowances.
• Working with the LDE, PM & QS to manage internal design costs.
• Ensure that project outputs are cascaded and communicated as appropriate to design and construction project team members.
• Manage accountability of internal and external stakeholders in relation to programme obligations.
• Escalate to the Project Manager or QS any key project issues and risks with mitigation plans and actions.
• Quality management and reporting to be in place and client KPI's to be managed.
• Continuous improvement against contractual key performance indicators.
• Take a lead role in the project governance from a client facing perspective ensuring that all contractually required documentation is progressed with the PM.
• Assist in the resource profiling of the project programme & project team.
• Supporting the Site Manager in look ahead and supply chain progress reporting.
• Represent the PM when attending Client meetings, reporting back to the PM on any issues or actions that arise.
  
  

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Educated to HND/HNC and vocational professional/management qualifications or transferable role specific experience.
• Good working knowledge of all relevant H&S legislation and in particular duty holder relationships of CDM.
• H&S qualification SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH
• Member of relevant professional body (e.g. APM, CMI, ICE, IET, IMechE)
• Working towards professional recognition with a chartered body.
• Experience of the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Internal & external stakeholder management.
• Excellent communicator.
• Self-motivated, resilient, and tenacious under pressure.
• Leadership & management skills.
• Full driving licence.
• Experience in water treatment plants (Desirable)
• Have good knowledge of digital delivery tools (Desirable)
  
  

Keywords: Project Engineering, Delivery, Assistant Project Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Water, Sewage, Wastewater