Job description
MTrec’s new career opportunity
Our client are looking for a Project Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.
This role would possibly suit a fairly recent graduate who also has some industry experience.
The Job you’ll do
Accountable for the management of selected project orders and interface with the customer.
Responsibilities to include:
Project Management and Planning
Attend internal pre contract meetings, as directed, and obtain required project information.
Provide technical advice prior to order acceptance.
Receive and Acknowledge receipt of detail drawings.
Prepare schedules, programmes, and registers in conjunction with detail draughtsman to provide internal and external communication and reporting mechanism. Monitor same and take responsibility for achievement of targets and objectives.
Monitor drawing office progress against critical path programme and prepare necessary main contractor weekly progress reports.
Attend all internal process meetings following order acceptance. Advise on status of design and/or detailing programme and obtain progress updates for client communication.
Attend client meetings, where instructed, to resolve design, detailing, technical and commercial questions as necessary and generally maintain obligations on the part of the Company.
Establish and maintain regular liaison process and procedure with clients on the detailing, technical and commercial aspects of projects.
Prepare and issue all formal reports as directed by the Technical Manager, whether for internal purposes or for client requirements.
Direct support, detail draughtsmen and administrative personnel, where required, for the effective operation of projects.
Design and Detailing
Ensure that the Company procedures with regard to quality assurance are adopted within the department.
Appoint support detail draughtsmen to projects in conjunction with the Technical Manager.
Review contract documentation, including tender details and co-ordinate or prepare, where appropriate, the production of drawings and details for client approval and for fabrication.
Raise, record, and resolve all technical queries with clients in so far as they affect design, detailing and fabrication.
Maximise returns to the Company by the most economical use of material and the most efficient detailing methods.
Maintain programme timescales for the production of drawn information, including records on the issue, receipt and approval of all project drawings and details.
Attend site for the purposes of establishing dimensions or to resolve queries to ensure correct implementation of fabrication.
Tabulate, record and agree variations to the project in conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor which entitles the Company to additional recoveries.
Supervise the printing and issue of all drawn information.
Assist the Technical Manager, where directed, on general and business matters
About You
The job holder must be efficient, self-motivated, organised, and a good communicator with excellent IT and interpersonal skills.
HND Mechanical Engineering Degree or Equivalent.
Ability to read technical drawings.
The Rewards and the benefits
Holidays: Full time - 25 days per year (Holiday year Jan – Dec) + 8 Bank holidays, Pro rata for part time.
Life Insurance: 3 times basic salary whilst in employment
Pension Scheme: Automatic enrolment if meet criteria, 5% Employee, 3% Employer. After 1 year in April – Age related up to max 6.5%.
Employee Assistance Programme: Free to employees (Lifeworks)
Employee Engagement Platform offering discounts – (Rewards Gateway)
Free on-site parking.