Electrical Project Engineer

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Electrical Project Engineer to join our expanding team at Galliford Try, based in Durham. You will be working within our Environment Business, supporting the delivery of a wide range of water industry projects as part of our Northumbrian Water AMP8 Framework.

Ideally, you’ll be located in or near the Durham area and willing to travel to various sites and projects across the region.

Reporting to the Project or Delivery Manager, you’ll be instrumental in the daily management of projects. Working closely with the Project Manager and the wider project team, you’ll help ensure site operations run safely and efficiently. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing regular programme updates in collaboration with Planners
• Reviewing and supporting the development of engineering designs
• Conducting on-site inspections
• Managing the procurement of materials
• Coordinating with commercial teams and attending client meetings
• Supporting consistent delivery and quality across all aspects of the project

As an Electrical Project Engineer, you will oversee the full lifecycle of electrical engineering works, from concept through to completion. Projects may include pumping stations, dosing systems, chlorination plants, and related civil engineering works.

As well as a passion for your engineering discipline and logical and critical thinking skills, we are seeking individuals with a relevant engineering qualification in your chosen discipline. Experience in a national and multi-site business or Water Industry experience is desirable, but not essential.

Working on site, we’d like you to have ECS, SSSTS, SMSTS, City & Guilds Confined Space Training, City and Guilds Top Man Confined space training, EUSR (Clean Water Hygiene), Appointed Persons for craneage. However, we will support you in covering any training needs.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes;

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to delivering the best.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.

With an impressive order book of over £4.3billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel…