Job Description
United Living are recruiting for a Project Engineer Utilities to join our growing Major Projects team to provide engineering support for major infrastructure projects. This is a project role, based at our head office at Warrington and requiring travel to work at sites.
All of the projects being developed are Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects across the UK, the first being a Carbon Capture Pipeline in the North West commencing from January 2025.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the identification and consent agreement for working on and around multiple third party utilities.
* Ensure all designs and consent agreements meet industry standards, safety regulations, and client specifications.
Project Management:
* Manage multiple elements of the project from conception to completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget.
* Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets, and monitor progress against these plans.
* Coordinate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure project requirements are met.
Technical Expertise:
* Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and other team members.
* Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
* Develop control of works proceduires and risk assessments for all utility interactions.
Documentation and Reporting:
* Prepare and maintain detailed project documentation, including design specifications, test plans, and progress reports.
* Present project updates and technical findings to stakeholders and senior management.
Qualifications
Skills & Experience:
⚡ Proven experience in control of works procedures for high pressure systems. We particularly seek candidates with experience and understanding of cross country pipelines in the UK.
⚡ Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage competing deadlines, and coordinate activities across multiple projects.
⚡ Strong understanding of either planning regulations, environmental legislation, or land rights and regulatory frameworks relevant to infrastructure projects.
⚡ Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to contribute and work well with a team.
⚡ Evidence of success in forming and maintaining working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment.
⚡ Good negotiation/collaboration skills to ensure full support within the framework.
⚡ Leadership. Ability to work as part of a team, leading all matters relevant to the relevant discipline.
⚡ Up to date with the latest developments in Professional Competence.
Behavioural Qualities:
Ability to see things differently – prepared to question standard approaches in order to manage consenting risks and programme deadlines.
Support and develop – create a local leadership team by delegation, coaching, and mentoring.
Decisiveness – makes day-to-day business choices that have commercial implications, knowing when to inform others or ask for support.
Qualifications:
Relevant degree that provide a solid foundation such as Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.