Project Engineer

Project Engineer - DFMA

OnsitePermanentCompetitive + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our Operations team, reporting to the Engineering Manager. This role plays a key part in ensuring our projects are engineered to specification and delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards of customer satisfaction.

You'll support both pre-construction planning and delivery phases, working closely with project teams, subcontractors and clients. Some travel to project sites will be required depending on the portfolio you support.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys technical problem-solving, influencing project outcomes, and helping drive high-quality engineering delivery.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Providing visible Health & Safety leadership, ensuring our Safety First and Foremost culture is embedded throughout all project activities.
• Supporting pre-commencement activities to maximise value, efficiency and engineering delivery performance.
• Ensuring designs and installations meet internal, client and statutory specifications; delivering detailed design work where required.
• Reviewing project requirements to drive modularisation opportunities that improve efficiency and profitability.
• Managing specialist subcontractors to ensure work is completed to the correct quality standards and within programme.
• Building positive customer relationships to optimise satisfaction and future opportunities.
• Contributing technical knowledge, CPD learning and digital engineering awareness (including REVIT MEP) to projects and the wider team.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for someone who brings a mix of technical capability, curiosity and a collaborative mindset. You'll enjoy solving problems, influencing outcomes and working with others to achieve successful project delivery.

You'll bring:

• Experience with IT systems, including confident use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to use or learn ERP systems effectively.
• Understanding of building services components (e.g., spools, distribution boards).
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with both internal and external stakeholders.
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Willingness to attend CPD events and keep up to date with technical developments.

Benefits:

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7/365 Employee Assistance Programme (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax-Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps:

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.