Project Engineer - South Region

We are a leading charge point provider and operator for electric vehicles in the UK, managing over 6,000 public charge points. We are committed to providing reliable, convenient and affordable charging infrastructure that is accessible to all, particularly the 40% of UK households without private driveways that rely on public charging.

We believe our employees are the electric spark igniting our success. We’re dedicated to our culture and ensure that every individual feels charged up and empowered to accelerate their career which is why we have been recognised as a "Great Place to Work" and a "Living Wage Employer". Together, we’re shaping the future as society’s preferred EV charging network.

Char.gy has been awarded and expects to be awarded multiple contracts with Local Government organisations and private landlords to deploy Charging Points (CPs) across the UK and ultimately expect to deploy over 50,000 CPs by 2034.

The Engineering Team is growing to meet this demand, and we require a Project Engineer based in the South region to complete electrical installation and maintenance activities across multiple Delivery Projects in the UK along with some small works activities. Quality of the network we create is essential to the success of the delivery projects as is the relationship with our customers, this role will ensure that the chosen network gains strong revenues and the standard of work completed on site is at the highest level possible using the right first time as a guiding principle.

Health and Safety is paramount to the success of char.gy and its delivery projects, this role is pivotal to ensuring the good practice of our chosen installation partners.

The post holder will be empowered to support the Delivery Projects and Customers using the tools provided to achieve the goals of Char.gy and the contracts it signs.

The Project Engineer will report to a Team Leader (Qualified Supervisor) and will work alongside other Project Engineers, Delivery Team and Field Services Team. You will have the responsibility, where assigned, the quality of installation and maintenance work on site. We aim for right first time installations without the need for remedial work and to meet the SLAs / KPIs for maintenance work on the char.gy

network. You will be asked to ensure the network contains quality char.gy charging points that uphold health and safety on site, ensuring any operatives from supplier or customer organisation are adhering to H&S requirements by carrying out Quality of Work, Health and Safety & Behavioural Audits from time to time.

The Project Engineer will:

• Complete survey, electrical installations (test and commission), charge point maintenance, fault root cause analysis and site and.or supplier audits (quality and H&S)
• Support the project managers to ensure the CPs required under the customer contract are delivered safely to time, cost and quality
• Manage Suppliers quality and site safety in the field – ensure assigned suppliers are engaged with clear instructions with clarity of expectations
• Complete site surveys as part of the site selection ensuring that the best asset locations are chosen that meet the criteria set by the Network Planning team and the overall goals of char.gy
• Complete site inspection surveys – when required complete site surveys to gain vital information to enable the delivery of char.gy projects
• Ensure project information is shared as required to all stakeholders. Managing risks and issues.

• Electrical installation of charging points, including physical installation, wiring, testing and commissioning to the char.gy network
• Maintenance of charging points including 18th Edition retesting annually
• Site…