Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

Client: Over the past 40 years our client has established itself as an industry leading M&E contractor operating within the UK. With a turnover in excess of £500M they undertake projects in a variety of fields including Pharmaceutical, Commercial Offices, Data centres, Residential and public sectors.

Having reputable name within the industry they benefit form a large amount of repeat business, with blue chip clients including: Sir Robert McAlpine, Lend Lease, Multiple, Wates, Mace and ISg. Projects range from £1M to £50M, consisting of fit out, new build, major project and infrastructure works. As a result of increased work winning they are looking to expand their operations team.

Role: Senior Mechanical Project Engineer - Bagshot - £350 - £450 per day CIS

Based in Slough the successful candidate will be reporting into a Project Director. He/she will have an emphasis on technical input and coordination. Assisting in the management of a landmark pharmaceutical building. (Project size £50M.)

The facility is on a large plot the site will house a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility with amenity areas; consisting of the refurbishment of 5 buildings, including laboratory, office space and amenity areas

As a engineer, you will be responsible for delivering a section of the project within your own specialism.

Responsibilities:

• Read, understand and scrutinise Specifications, Programmes & Drawing
• Design review and validation
• Assisting with Procurement of Plant and subcontractors
• Liaising with Project Managers and Project Directors
• Competent using Microsoft Office software
• Prepare Contract Documents I.e. Method Statements, Risk Assessments, RFI’s, etc.
• Coordination and management of subcontractors
• Instruct and coordinate construction managers
• Read, understand and scrutinise Sub-Contract instructions
• Commissioning and testing

The Ideal Candidate should have:

• Have at least gained a HNC in Mechanical Engineering (or be working towards gaining)
• Must have experience running MEP over £5M
• Must have major commercial, healthcare or pharmaceutical experience.
• Strong communication skills
• Be within commuting distance of Slough
• A willingness to develop their career and to strive towards promotion
• Will be familiar working on large shell & core projects
• A minimum 5 years’ experience in a management role
• Ideally the candidate will have subcontracted to main contractors such as Sir Robert McAlpine, ISg, Wates, Mace and Lend Lease.

In return they offer:

• A healthy pipeline of work
• Real opportunity for training and growth