Mechanical Project Engineer

Job Description

Mechanical Project Engineer
Surrey
ASAP Start
18 months+
Contract or Permanent

1st Step Solutions are supporting a leading Tier 1 M&E Contractor who have an opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Project Engineer to join their team on a new pharmaceutical project in Surrey.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the technical accuracy of project development. This includes overseeing the supply and coordination of all technical documentation, particularly regarding Health and Safety protocols.
• Take charge of the mechanical services installation for projects.
• Collaborate with the BIM department to create fully coordinated installation drawings that provide clear guidance for on-site installation or offsite manufacturing processes.
• Ensure high-quality installations that meet clients' expectations while maximising profitability through intelligent design choices and early selections, all while upholding standards.
• Partner with the planner to establish a clear work sequence with defined timelines and resource allocations that are agreed upon with our clients.
• Foster and maintain professional relationships with customers, design team, the supply chain, and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and presenting issues clearly and persuasively.
• Contribute as part of a team to promote safety and efficiency by coordinating activities with others.
• Attend & host team meetings.
• Lead and issue meeting notes for technical and progress workshop meetings.
• Reviewing tender information including design drawings, specifications and equipment schedules.
• Delivering the design / working drawings necessary to deliver the project and ensure you capture any additional costs and programme delays caused by external influences on their production.
• Production and technical compliance checking of technical submissions against specifications and ER documents.
• Production of package scoping documents.
• Reviewing and compliance checking our working drawings against specifications and ER documents.
• Being able to develop a commissioning strategy for the installation.
• Management of procurement. Value engineering (where asked for) and better buying against the tender allowances.
• Programming of the works and sub-contract packages.
• Production and management of programmes.
• Project reporting to PM.
• Manage installation and commissioning activities of your assigned packages.
• Handover documentation (record drawings / test and commission).
• Ensure all variation costs are advised to the PM and QS.
• Cost control. Liaising with project surveyor to assist the PM with the monthly PFR report.
• Quality control.
• Risk control (programme and commercial)

Qualifications/Skills:

• HNC/HNC in Building Services Engineering or similar.
• CSCS/IOSH/SMSTS.
• Experience of working on M&E pharmaceutical projects, as well as ideally having had responsibility for full contract management.
• Capability to accept responsibilities and accomplish project objectives in a timely manner.
• Good computer skills especially with Microsoft Office.
• Be aware of health and safety requirements and the continual assessment/control of risk.
• To actively contribute to the team (internal and client team).