Mechanical Project Engineer

Northampton Business Directory
Kettering
1 week ago
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Based in Kettering NN16


A leading, established and highly successful provider of mechanical and electrical installation services to commercial and industrial buildings seeks the solid appointment of a skilled Mechanical Project Engineer from an M&E / Building Services mechanical installation projects background to join their exciting planned growth and continued success.


Those with M&E installations experience in commercial and/or industrial environments are of serious interest as a Mechanical Project Engineer.


We are looking to make an immediate appointment and this is a genuinely exciting time to be a part of this growth campaign.


Candidates highly sought after are those naturally from an M&E / Building Services background, ideally with direct working experience in the project delivery of mechanical installations you would expect to find in commercial and industrial settings.


Those with any hospitals / healthcare experience are urgently called to apply.


You will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the delivery of a project from a technical aspect. This role reports to a Project Manager or Contracts Manager and is site based in Kettering to support project requirements.


You will become familiar with all the project details, design and specifications whilst collating technical submittals detailed by the Contracts / Project Manager and then manage this process liaising daily with suppliers, Site Supervisors, Project Managers, EHSQ Advisors and Subcontractors.


You will manage site QA/QC procedures including the issuing of weekly and monthly QA/QC reports as well as managing, reviewing and coordinating drawings when requested as well as RFIs.


Candidates sought will have experience in advising and guiding sub-contracted staff on all technical aspects of projects and raise any technical requests for information required to complete the mechanical installations.


You will ensure compliance with all the site and project requirements, including operational health and safety obligations as well as performing troubleshooting techniques to identify problems and apply corrective actions whilst managing document control to ensure all the logs are kept up to date.


As a final, you will be skilled in creating handover packs and test packs for systems installed, ready for handover.


Should you have this kind of experience, or certainly most of it, have a Bachelor Degree Level in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services OR a Mechanical trade background in a similar discipline, have a comprehensive understanding of tendering process, a working knowledge in MS Project, MS Office Suite and are willing to learn and adapt to different elements of a project, then we want to hear from you for immediate consideration.


This award winning business prides itself in investing well in their people and you can be assured that you will have continued career development.


Please send your updated CV through for immediate consideration and please ensure it is entirely up to date and shows evidence of any experience that applies to this great role.


If you know someone who is a good fit for this position, then please forward them this job ad.


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