Project Engineer

Solar Careers UK; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established global business is seeking a motivated Project Engineer to lead construction and engineering projects across the UK. This role offers the chance to contribute to the solar and battery storage industry, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to high standards. Ideal candidates will have a background in engineering, strong project management skills, and a commitment to safety and quality. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to making a significant impact in renewable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, electrical, or mechanical engineering.
• Good understanding of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage project logistics and ensure safety standards are adhered to.
• Liaise with subcontractors and manage their work effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Health, Safety and Environmental Knowledge

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Engineering

HND / HNC in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Teams

VPN and Video Conferencing Tools

Job description

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With the UK government’s ambitious goal of delivering 60GW of solar power by 2030, Solar Careers UK are on a mission to help recruit, train, and place over 60,000 new professionals into rewarding careers within the solar and battery storage industry.

Solar Careers UK, is a division of the solar industry's trade association Solar Energy UK, who represent 425+ solar businesses, many that specialise in providing high quality solar installations to domestic, commercial, and utility-scale clients. We have been asked to assist them with the recruitment of full-time and permanent installation teams from across all regions of the United Kingdom.

An established global business specialising in the engineering, installation and long-term maintenance of distributed energy solutions is looking for a Project Engineer to work on site UK-wide travel, with possible overseas.

• Location is anywhere in the UK
  
  

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Job Title: Project Engineer

Function: Projects

Reporting to: Directly report to the Project Engineering Manager. Functionally report to Project Managers and Project Planners / Quality Engineers.

Location: UK with possible overseas

Job Purpose: Deliver the assigned construction and engineering projects successfully at site level whilst conforming to time, scope and quality requirements.

Majority of time spent: Day to day management of the project.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

Manage and ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental standards are always understood and adhered to.

Act as the client’s primary focus on a day-to-day basis, acting in a professional and courteous manner, and reporting any relevant interactions internally.

Manage subcontractors and their works, challenging any cost, scope, progress, safety or quality issues, and reorganising works where appropriate.

Take charge of project logistics ahead of time, co-ordinating deliveries and plant movement, taking into account site conditions and offload requirements to ensure that goods and materials are installed safely and on programme.

Responsible for digitally updating the provided project plan, reporting live on progress and delay in an accurate manner, whilst creating parallel lookahead programmes for site as required.

Manage the delivery of assigned Inspection Test Plans to enable the sequential sign-off of individual packages of work.

Organise and manage the site mobilisation and demobilisation, plus hire and off-hire of equipment required for the works.

Manage RAMS reviews, and creation or amendment where necessary. Deliver inductions and toolbox talks, and manage permit to work systems.

Write detailed reports and updates for the Project Engineering Manager and other project departmental heads.

Liaise with Purchasing to assist the Project Manager in the procurement of necessary materials for the installation.

Collate and submit accurate project documentation, including but not limited to As-Built drawings, calibration and test certificates, and commissioning records

Suggest and implement cost-effective solutions and proposals, acting as the focal point for unexpected technical difficulties and other problems, ensuring that they are resolved in a timely manner

Control the continuous snagging of work on site, arranging for appropriate actions to be taken and closed out ahead of time.

Participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders either in person or on-line. Where appropriate, schedule and act as chair, taking minutes and assigning actions

Undertake the role and responsibilities of Site Manager as required with particular emphasis on CDM and the supervision of sub-contractors

Essential:

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills:

Experience within a relevant discipline, such as construction, electrical or mechanical engineering.

Good understanding of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental issues.

Good IT skills – Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project, Teams, able to communicate and use VPN, video conferencing and mobile platforms.

Knowledge of current ‘Construction (Design and Management) Regulations’

Project Management

Basic coaching and negotiation skills

Personal Attributes/skills:

This requires the job holder to demonstrate that they are:

Motivated, organised, and disciplined – repeats actions across projects without prompting.

Thrives from taking responsibility of the given situation.

Resilient and driven – does what is required to get the job done.

Consistently trustworthy and professional

Reliable and dependable

Responsive to customers’ needs

Supportive and able to work well with colleagues.

Committed to quality and improvement.

In addition, it is particularly important to the success of this role that the job holder can demonstrate the following:

Excellent at building relationships, and competent in communicating both technical and practical matters.

Ability to motivate, persuade and influence others.

A pragmatic and flexible approach to requirements – adapts to changing priorities.

Strong planning skills.

Commercial awareness – acts to minimise costs to Clarke Energy and customers.

Essential:

A background in electrical / mechanical engineering and/or construction.

Site management experience.

CSCS card holder

Knowledge of the current ‘Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.

Good understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.

Willingness to travel extensively and work away from home as required.

Desirable:

Experienced with CHP installations.

Experience in a related discipline e.g. – boilers, HV systems, quantity surveying, CAD, planning, SCADA, BMS.

IOSH / SMSTS qualified

Degree / HND / HNC in Engineering.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Services for Renewable Energy

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