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Project Engineer - Mechanical

Equans UK & Ireland
Newport
2 weeks ago
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Overview

Equans Data Centers are seeking to appoint Project Engineer – Mechanical to support our growing Data Centre business in Newport, South Wales. The Project Engineer – Mechanical will be part of the team responsible for managing the construction aspects of large projects from inception to completion, within set timescales, to high quality standards and within health and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities
  • Assist in ensuring that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards
  • Assist with coordinating and controlling the on-site construction process ensuring the site build progresses in line with plan
  • Liaise with Statutory Authorities and Local Authorities as directed by the Site Manager in the submission of Building Regulation cards as required to allow the progress of the project
  • Attend site meetings, effectively communicate and provide information for Progress Reports
  • Chair and minute subcontractor meetings in the absence of the Site or Project Manager
  • Assist the Site Manager in the management of materials
  • Record keeping (diary, drawing register, H&S, COSHH Assessments, As-built drawings, Levels & Foundations records, site H&S file)
  • Assist in ensuring that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety requirements
What we can offer you
  • 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
  • Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
  • Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
  • Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
  • Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
  • Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, and Young Professionals
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Who are we looking for
  • Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor
  • Proven technical knowledge of Mechanical Services
  • Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve
  • A keen desire to continually develop knowledge further
  • Be self-motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines
  • Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients
  • Attention to Health and Safety matters
  • Commercially astute
  • Experience in the data centres sector is desirable
  • Degree or equivalent in a Mechanical discipline is desirable
Who we are

We are a strategic data center partner delivering every aspect of general contractor design, build, and commissioning for major data centers across Europe to provide new build, fit-out, complex retrofit, and upgrade through one point of contact. We leverage decades of experience with Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans in data centers to deliver client needs through sustainability, health and safety, and wider engineering considerations. Equans Data Centers provides in-house expertise across consulting, architecture, construction, and engineering, with local teams in key European countries to ensure localisation. We control our supply chain with a global and European leadership behind us, focusing on client success.

This enables us to deliver data centers with high quality, speed to delivery, and scalability, while achieving cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation, and certainty of planning and outcomes. We have more than 1,200 employees across 8 European countries and have delivered substantial data center space for major providers.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer a relocation package. Some roles may require a Disclosure check as noted in the role requirements. The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required.

Seniority
  • Entry level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology


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