Project Engineer - Electrical - Plymouth

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Electrical Project Engineer with Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick. In this role, you'll be instrumental in overseeing the construction project lifecycle, managing schedules, technical specifications, and maintaining safety and quality standards. Leverage your expertise with electrical systems and provide valuable input to ensure projects run efficiently and successfully.

Benefits

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• CSCS card required.
• Construction Engineering experience required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and manage customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager with project scope definition and execution.
• Conduct design reviews of electrical systems for LV & MV.
• Direct and coordinate electrical engineering issues for project.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Leadership

Time Management

Education

Relevant Professional Qualification

Relevant Technical Qualification

Job description

Job Description
About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as an Electrical Project Engineer in Plymouth and you can build something to be proud of here.

Role Purpose

Assists Project Manager with scope definition, planning and daily execution of the construction project. Responsible for maintaining certain aspects of the project schedule and managing the process of submittal approvals, coordinating the timely delivery of materials, maintaining schedules and budgets.

Responsible for all technical aspects of the project throughout the Construction phase.
Ranging from scope definition, design reviews, Technical Query’s (TQ’s) etc, looking after subcontract works on site, qualification of cable calculations, final As-Bult checks, assisting the Project Manager and ensuring the project is run safely and to programme.

What you'll be doing

• Carry out design reviews of power distribution and protection systems for both LV & MV.
• Contribute to any relevant VE (Value Engineering) process that occurs and attend
  customer/internal meetings as applicable.
• To direct and coordinate all project electrical engineering issues related to equipment specification, procurement, and installation design.
• Provides expert technical support and liaising directly with clients.
• Ensure that packages are delivered to programme, budget, safety and quality
  expectations/standards.
• Ensure accurate and complete records are kept, including RFIs, FCDs, WPPs, MCRs,
  ITPs, Record Drawings and other project communications/deliverables.
• Identifying risks to the Project Management team associated with the delivery of their works raising EWNs as appropriate.
• Monitor performance of supply chain against planned activities and escalate as
  required to achieve planned output
• Draft site instructions for review and issue by Project Management team including
  detailed descriptions of works required, location, programme impact, cost impact and reference to any client led change event.

Who we're looking for

• An appropriate and valid CSCS card is required.
• Experienced with selection & specification of electrical distribution & control
  equipment.
• A relevant professional qualification and a relevant technical qualification are
  desirable.
• Previous Construction Engineering experience within the relevant industry is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively is required to manage customer relationships, in addition to planning and organisation skills to deliver operational excellence and efficiency.
• Effective leadership skills, including experience of leading teams and confidence in the ability to lead, influence and communicate with others to deliver targets are required.
• Ability to gain a security clearance.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick is a leader in mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions.

We design, install and maintain the complex systems and technologies that underpin the UK’s infrastructure and bring buildings to life.

and

At Balfour Beatty we believe that and are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone and Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black . Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail].