Project Engineer, Operations Manager

About the role

Project Engineer – Cabling (Power T&D)

Location:

Midlands
Business Unit:
Power Transmission & Distribution

The Opportunity

To support continued growth within our Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) team, we are seeking an experienced Project Engineer – Cabling to join our Midlands operations. Working closely with the Project Manager / Project Director
, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of high-value cabling projects across the region. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of engineered delivery solutions from concept through to commissioning and close-out, while leading site teams and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

• Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings
• Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries, etc.)
• Prepare internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Help ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost-effective decisions in line with overall strategy
• Help ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
• Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
• Understand and specify plant and equipment requirements
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation
• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain
• Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
• Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions
• Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS
• Identify, raise and report risks and hazards
• Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Completion of audits
• Setting people to work
• Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes
• Log and escalate 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

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and experience of working on Projects who is proficient commercial/project management communications
• 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 including junior members of the team
• Identify and drive personal development
• Proficient on O365

The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:

• Holds or working towards a formal…