Project Engineer

J3A Recruitment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in the Water Industry is seeking a Project Engineer with mechanical bias to manage projects worth £3m-£5m. The role offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and opportunities for career progression. Ideal candidates will have strong technical knowledge and project engineering experience.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Life Assurance

Private Medical Cover

Pension Matched up to 8%

26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible Working

Further Flexible Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical project engineering within a technical environment.
• Minimum HNC qualification in mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering mechanical requirements across projects.
• Monitor progress to ensure delivery against budgets.
• Conduct factory inspections and quality audits.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Organisational

Commercial Awareness

BIM/Digital Experience

IT Literacy

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Project Engineer (Mechanical Bias) - Reading - Thames Water Projects - Tier 1 Contractor - Car Allowance - 26 Days Holiday + Bank Hols - Life Assurance - Private Medical Cover - Pension Matched up to 8% - Further Benefits on Offer

J3A Recruitment are proud to be supporting an up and coming leader within the Water Industry. A Tier 1 Contractor who has already been very successful through AMP 7 with a view to have even more success moving in to AMP 8.

Due to a large workload and order book, they are now seeking to employ an experienced Project Engineer to join their team and support a range of projects ranging from £3m-£5m.

For the right person, they can find themselves at the forefront of some highly rewarding projects with an opportunity for progression into more senior roles within the business over time.

Duties of the Project Engineer

• Overall responsibility for working with the clients Designer and suppliers to successfully deliver all mechanical requirements across a project portfolio.
• Work with the commercial team to procure all off and on site manufactured mechanical requirements
• Closely monitor the progress of off and onsite activities to ensure delivery against agreed programmes and budgets.
• Responsible for undertaking factory inspections and quality audits and ensuring the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction for all mechanical installations.

What's needed to be successful

• Display a high degree of technical knowledge and have relevant mechanical project engineering experience within a technical surrounding
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills who can multi-task and consistently meet challenging deadlines.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience of both pre-production and production mechanical project engineering desirable.
• Programme focused with an ability to plan and organise resources both off and on site to deliver on time and in full.
• BIM/digital experience is essential.
• Minimum HNC qualified in a mechanical engineering subject desirable.
• IT literacy essential.
• Professional qualification is desirable.
• SMSTS safety qualification and relevant CSCS card is desirable.

Remuneration / Package

• Salary up to £60,000 dependent on experience
• Pension matched up to 8%
• Career development from day one
• Generous Car Allowance
• Life assurance and medical insurance
• Flexible and agile working (2 days at home, 3 on site / office based)
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays (also buy or sell up to 3 holidays)
• Further flexible benefits package on offer (travel & dental insurance, cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers

Commutable locations - Reading, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Farnham, Guildford, Woking, Camberley, Slough, Didcot, Aldershot, Farnborough, Swindon, Wantage, Watford, London.

Other job roles considered - Mechanical Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Junior Project Manager, MEICA Engineer, ME&I Engineer.