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Project Engineer – Environment
Hampshire / West Sussex
What you will be doing:
An opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineer to join the team at Galliford Try.
You will work on our Southern Water Frameworks within our Environment Business, who are experienced in successfully delivering schemes of varying sizes, predominately to the Water Industry, across both Treatment Waste and Water schemes, delivering both Design and Build.
Ideally, you will based in or around the Hampshire / West Sussex area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.
The role requires proactive and efficient coordination and integration of electrical and mechanical (depending on discipline) engineering packages across a programme of water and wastewater treatment projects. This position is vital in ensuring that scope is delivered in accordance with the design whilst working with project management, construction, and procurement disciplines as well as the supply chain to develop and manage MEICA packages within cost and schedule targets. Extensive liaison is required with the engineering team including providing technical support during the pre-target cost agreement phase.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Coordinate mechanical/electrical (depending on discipline) technical solutions ensuring compliance with design and regulatory requirements
2. Identify, plan and coordinate the engineering interfaces between individual packages and with existing assets and advise Project Managers/Tranche Managers
3. Co-ordinating the execution of mechanical/electrical (depending on discipline) work packages including procurement, engineering design, construction and commissioning activities through all phases of the project
4. Provide technical assurance of mechanical/electrical (depending on discipline) supply chain engineering and coordinate with the engineering team
5. Liaise with PMs, procurement team, QS’s and designers to provide timely and efficient mechanical/electrical (depending on discipline) work packages for procurement
6. Understand and implement Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets
7. Undertake safety inspections and actively promote safe working and behavioural safety
8. Provide an effective mechanical/electrical (depending on discipline) technical interface with and between the design, construction, commissioning teams and the supply chain
9. Report into the project teams on aspects of mechanical/electrical (depending on discipline) delivery including performance and key issues
10. Comply with change control procedures and deal effectively with technical queries
11. Ensure early involvement and engagement with the commissioning teams
12. Attend site meetings, quality reviews and Factory Acceptance Tests
13. Manage discipline project documentation requirements
14. Identify and implement continuous improvement and lessons learnt to improve business improvement
15. Liaison with suppliers and sub-contractors
About You:
16. Demonstrable experience and understanding of managing and working in a similar role
17. Engineering / Technical qualification in (HNC minimum or equivalent)
18. Professional accreditation with an industry related body would be advantageous
19. Good understanding of engineering principles
20. Understanding of legislation and standards
21. Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes (or similar engineering industry)
22. Experience of both design and installation stages
23. Commercial and Contractual awareness and working knowledge of NEC conditions of contract
24. Application of CDM Health and Safety duties including understanding and managing design and technical risk
25. CSCS or equivalent Card
26. Good general IT skills including software using MS Excel and document management systems
27. Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to concisely present information
28. Problem-solving and analytical abilities
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £ billion 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 in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
29. Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
30. A wide range of corporate discounts
31. Cycle to Work schemes
32. Comprehensive pension plan
33. Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
34. Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it
35. Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact James Heathcote on
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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