Electrical Project Manager

GH Engage; Horndal; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation

Travel expenses

Flights

Tax-free living away allowance

Job summary

GH Engage seeks an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead delivery of complex projects across data centres, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors. You will oversee start-up, procurement planning, and on-site execution with a focus on safety, quality, and timely delivery.

In a dynamic, multi-functional team, you will coordinate with clients, design teams, and subcontractors while managing margins and project controls. An international career path and negotiable package are on offer.

Qualifications

• 3rd level qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or strong trades background.
• 10+ years relevant experience in a similar role is preferred.
• Experience on large data centre/pharmaceutical/industrial projects and large-scale fast-paced office fit-outs.
• Experience working as the PSC (main contractor).
• Strong knowledge of project management, engineering, commercial, HSE systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead project start-up including handover from estimating to construction team and staffing with OM.
• Develop procurement, design, construction programme and cost controls; produce reports for client and management.
• Manage site team and ensure compliance with schedule, materials delivery, quality and safety.
• Attend client meetings and conduct weekly progress meetings with sub-contractors.
• Ensure testing, commissioning and life systems handover align with Quality Plan and project close-out.
• Prepare final accounts with QS and demobilise site in coordination with OM.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget control

Safety compliance

Planning

Education

3rd level qualification in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Accommodation, travel expenses, flights & tax-free living away allowance

• Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
• To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
• To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
• To benefit from Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
• To work with the best.
• Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

About our client:

Our client are an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to several ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, they have become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Their culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Electrical Project Manager Responsibilities

In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:

Project Start-Up:

• Arrange and chair handover of project from estimating department to construction team
• Liaise with OM in staffing of project
• Validate project and in doing so develop business plan, cost control system, cashflow and billable schedules, etc.
• As Project Manager you will be tasked with producing procurement plan, drawing / design plan, construction programme, s-curve and histogram
• Liaise with client and design team on procurement and engineering issues
• Develop project safety and quality plans
• Mobilise sub-contractors and labour in accordance with business plan

Project Running Phase:

• Agree a training plan for staff and operatives particular to your site in conjunction with the OM
• Manage your site team in the effective day to day running of site activities
• Ensure compliance with programme, materials deliveries and engineering, quality and safety issues
• Attend meetings with Clients
• Hold weekly progress meetings with sub-contractors and ensure that safety and training are discussed
• Ensure effective cost and sales control in conjunction with Q.S
• Advise client in good time of current sales plan
• Ensure productivity at work face is measured on a weekly basis also maintain project progress control
• Submit monthly internal reports to the OM

Project Completion:

• Ensure testing and commissioning is carried out in accordance with the Quality Plan
• Ensure final design audit (if applicable) is carried out by the EM
• Complete and certify all ‘life systems’ in good time for handover date
• Ensure all systems are demonstrated to Client and District Surveyor
• Handover O&M manual and record drawings
• Prepare final account with the QS, submit and agree with client in line with company objective
• Demobilise site team and establishment in conjunction with the OM
• Produce a project close-out report and submit to the OM
• Archive project
• Maintain contact with client for warranty period and thereafter when retention monies are collected

Other Duties:

• Maintain a site / daybook
• Attend and participate in monthly project managers meetings
• Develop your skills in line with agreed training plan
• Put forward ideas for continuous improvement of company
• Maintain contact with your client base
• Maintain excellent working relationships with the client from project start up to project completion

Necessary requirement of the Electrical Project Manager

• 3rd level qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or Strong Trades background.
• You will ideally possess 10+ years relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience working on large data centre/Pharmaceutical/Industrial project environments and largescale fast paces office fit outs working under main contractor
• Worked as the P.S.C.S. (main contractor)
• Detailed knowledge of the Project Manager role
• Detailed knowledge of Engineering
• Commercial knowledge and understanding
• Health, Safety and Environmental systems and procedures
• Ability to juggle and manage many priorities
• Ability to plan and programme
• Prioritise and allocate time according to priority
• Assess relative risk and allocate time according
• Lead and motivate the team
• Manage performance: monitor, give feedback, and confront issues. Effective communication skills
• Ability to estimate
• Using resources at disposal to best effect