Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

Position: Senior Mechanical Project Engineer - Water

Location: South Yorkshire Region

Salary Guide: 50,000 - 60,000 Plus Car Allowance & Benefits

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for Yorkshire Water and they are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to co-ordinate all mechanical engineering functions in pre & Post contract award and achieve a successful outcome technically, commercially to the clients' requirements on the project.

Role overview:

• Overall responsibility for working with designer partners and suppliers to successfully deliver all mechanical requirements across a project portfolio.
• Technically vet all procurement packages.
• Co-ordinate the services for their proper integration into the Treatment works and liaise with other disciplines.
• Oversee the production of all drawings including plant and sub-contract layouts to ensure co-ordination.
• Provide support to the Project Quantity Surveyor on commercial matters.
• Undertake & manage all labour/direct material matters.
• Maintain accurate records of labour and material elements used in the pre-fabricated sections of the project.
• Provide support to the Site Agent/General Foreman on any installation matters.
• With the Site Manager carry out regular Sub-Contract Project Reviews to plan, progress and monitor installations.
• Monthly Project Review and Sub-Contract Reviews.
• Work with commercial team to procure all off and on site manufactured mechanical requirements particularly focusing on offsite assembly and modularisation.
• Closely monitor the progress of off and onsite activities to ensure delivery against agreed programmes and budgets.
• Contribute to a positive team culture and environment on your projects to support improved wellbeing and performance.
• Responsible for undertaking factory inspections and quality audits and ensuring the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction for all mechanical installations.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Experience on a wide range of water processes, mainly within the UK water industry
• CSCS Card
• SMSTS Qualification, SSSTS Minimum
• Diploma or Degree qualified
• Technical knowledge of Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Water & Waste Water Operations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills who can multi-task and consistently meet challenging deadlines.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience of both pre-production and production mechanical project engineering desirable.
• Has an appreciation of MMC, Lean Construction, Agile Programme Management, Production Thinking and other techniques that assure programme, cost and quality performance.
• Programme focused with an ability to plan and organise resources both off and on site to deliver on time and in full.
• First Aid at work.