Trainee Project Engineer (M&E)

M Group Ltd; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the infrastructure sector, working as a project coordinator within the Electricity Transmission division. You'll coordinate project efforts for the National Grid, ensuring the effective management of design and delivery processes. With a focus on collaboration and safety, this role offers a supportive environment and various benefits to enhance both your professional and personal life.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave

Company car

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Ability to manage own workload autonomously with pace.
• Strong engagement skills to build relationships.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate execution of projects for the National Grid.
• Ensure effective management of project design and delivery.
• Prepare project completion documentation including Health and Safety Files.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solver

Attention to Detail

Computer Literacy

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Electricity Transmission, who are responsible for managing projects delivered across the UK transmission network. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

• Coordinate the execution of projects for the company on behalf of National Grid.
• Ensure the effective integration and management of the project design and delivery process, including technical design, build, commercial, and programme management for projects.
• Coordinate design teams through the client design verification and assurance process, to ensure contractual key dates are met.
• Collaborate with the project manager and procurement team to ensure that proposed equipment meets the required specifications, ensuring that TQs are communicated and responded to promptly, and that programme dates for deliveries are met.
• Support suppliers and subcontractors to meet M Group's and the client's expectations and specifications, arranging FATs and other meetings required for coordination
• Coordinate project programme development with Site Managers and Project Planners, and ensure timely submission of programme updates to the client.
• Prepare and submit project completion and handover documentation, including Health and Safety File information and Inspection Test Plans.
• Coordinate drawing markups with Site Managers, and development of as-built drawings, and ensure submission to the client in line with contractual key dates.
• Attend key project meetings

What you’ll bring;

• Ability to manage own workload, to work autonomously, with pace and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and engagement skills, building and maintaining relationships with colleagues.
• Problem solver, adapting solutions and anticipating complications.
• Good computer literacy, with strong knowledge of Microsoft 365.
• Ability to develop and work within collaborative client relationships.
• Drive and patience to undertake the challenge of learning the role, systems and processes.

Other non-negotiable requirements

• Full driving license
• Flexible to travel for business

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers; (Select Appropriate to Role /Division/ Level)

• Company car
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.