Project Engineer

Keynsham, Somerset
Foresight Search Ltd

Title: Project Engineer (between Senior Engineer and Project Manager)

Location: Keynsham, Bristol (office based)

Salary: £40,000 + car allowance or car (negotiable)

Sector: Strutured cabling, Telecoms, Cat 6 installation

Start Date: ASAP

Project Engineer – Structured Cabling The Company:

Our client is an industry leading CAT 6 and structured cabling contractor based in Bristol, delivering business connectivity across a wide range of sectors throughout the region across Commercial, Education, Health, Industrial & Residential sectors on new build construction fitout projects and existing buildings. Since thier inception they have been designing, installing and maintaining bespoke and robust network solutions that deliver global business connectivity.

Project Engineer – Structured Cabling The role:

We are recruiting for Project Engineer to work as part of the team, sitting between the Senior Engineer on site and the Project Manager. The role will progress to Project Management and is an excellent opportunity to learn ad deveop new skils and progress.

The Project Engineer will work the nominated project from Tender review handover with the sales team on to pre-construction followed by contract review and sign off to Final Commissioning and handover to the client. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of the specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, adherence to statutory regulations, client expectations with all commitments and goals achieved.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning & implementation of the project.
• To establish the clients requirements.
• facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements and plan and schedule project timelines as well as tracking project deliverables using appropriate planning.
• Assemble and coordinate project staff as well as installation & commissioning activities carried out in a controlled manner and in accordance with the company s documented procedures. To act as the focal point in all matters of design & installation.
• To take full responsibility for the Health & safety on the project including regular reporting, organizing toolbox talks etc and attending clients Health & Safety site meetings.
• Manage the life cycle project budget throughout with monthly cost control and prepare monthly applications to the client in line with project cost. Reporting back to your Contracts Director.
• Prepare and send monthly progress reports to the client, as well as any requested reports back to your Contracts Director.
• Manage on a daily basis the project resource allocation to ensure progress and attendance.
• Provide direction and support to project team.
• Quality assurance.
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Project evaluations and assessment of results on weekly basis.

Project Engineer – Structured Cabling The Person:
Candidates must have:

• Structured Cabling installation experience as an Engineer – 5 years +
• Keen to progress to an office based role – on route to Project Manaegment
• PLEASE NOTE this is internal fitout cabling and NOT fibre/civils
• ECS/CSCS certificated beneficial.
• Strong organisational and communications skills.
• Good people skills and emotional intelligence
• Commutable to the Bristol office (Keynsham)