Project Engineer OHL

We’re Hiring:
Project Engineer (OHL) – Power T&D

Join the Power Transmission & Distribution team at

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer (Overhead Lines – OHL) to support the successful delivery of power transmission and distribution projects. Working alongside the Project Manager / Project Director and wider project team, you will take accountability for end-to-end project delivery — from planning and design through to commissioning and handover.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering complex OHL projects within a high-performing and safety-driven environment.

• Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings
• Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholder
• Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost-effective decisions in line with overall strategy
• Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
• Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
• Understanding and specify plant and equipment requirements
• Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes
• Log and elevate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority
• Management of subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that contractual arrangements are achieved
• Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, and material/resources/supply chain activities are delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
• Ensure that expenditure is in line with the budget and that resources are utilised efficiently to ensure cost control
• Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
• Incorporate and balance both operational and commercial constraints into decision making
• Analyse, appraise and implement CEs
• Ownership of Budget
• Understanding of the contract and knowledge of commercial impact
• Manage commercial change
• Requestion of plant and materials
• Help to develop, implement and update resource allocation plans and raise appropriate requests
• Setting people to work
• Upskilling others
• Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions

• An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based approach to problem solving
  
  Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence
• Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed
• Proactively develop others around you includin
• Proficient on O365

• Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Holds or desire to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ
• Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalentg junior members of the team
• Identify and drive personal development

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 national economies and strengthens communities.

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…