Project Engineer – High Voltage

Purpose

Alongside the Project Manager / Project Director and project team with accountability for successful project delivery including planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning and handover/close out.

To formalise and specify an engineered delivery solution, brief out the solution to the working party and ensure it is completed through effective management and leadership.

Manage and care for the people delivering the works whilst monitoring compliance and to customer/project requirements, objectives and constraints, time, cost, quality and safety.

Financial: Supports the Project Manager to delivering the project to budget and programme

Organisational: Direct reports could include Site Engineers, Assistant Site Engineer, Apprentice Engineers, Function Leads (Quality, Procurement, Design etc.)

Accountabilities

Governance

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 stakeholders

Analytical Thinking & Decision Making

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

Health Safety & Environmental

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

Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards

Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce

Understand, control and issue safety documentation

Completion of audits

Setting people to work

Risk, Issue & Opportunity

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

Procurement & Supply Chain

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

Quality

Follow targets/KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance

Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action on findings

Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous improvement

Planning

Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules

Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques

Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weekly meeting

Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations

Commercial & Contract

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

Digital

Maintain Digital Group Minimum Standards and operate with appropriate level of digital tools

Ensure the team has the correct level of digital training and provide coaching where required

Advocate consistency and reliability of digital data to support successful project delivery

Resources & Development

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

Leadership & Line Management

Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training, mentoring and performance management.

Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations

Work alongside Project Management and deputise where required

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 qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent industry experience

Holds or desire to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ

Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalent

Heavy power electrical minded engineers

Rams

Cable calculations

Experience in underground tunnels and shafts

Pulling high voltage cable

152kv + but 400kv experience is ideal