Job Title: Project Engineer
Reporting to (Title): Senior Project Engineer
Department/Business Unit: Legrand Care Base Location: Home
Work Location/s: South England
The Project Engineer will be accountable for full project life cycle from pre-sales through to implementation and project handover. They will have the capacity to multitask effectively with specific responsibility for overseeing successful project delivery and achieving customer objectives regarding scope, quality, timescales and budget.
Job Competencies / Key Skills:
Essential:
· Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills.
· Excellent organisational skills
· Excellent customer facing skills
· Full valid driving license and a willingness to travel within the UK.
· Flexible working hours when working away from the office
Desirable:
· Industry knowledge
· Electrical Installation knowledge
· SSSTS qualification
· IOSH Managing Safely
· Experience of supervising installations
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
· Ability to cope in a complex and fast changing environment, and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadline driven situation.
· Strong planning and organizing skills including the ability to supervise several projects simultaneously
· Determination and focus to drive the projects through from implementation to completion
· Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.
· Good influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire installation teams and build successful relationships at all levels.
· Good team player, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
· Ability to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.
· Engage with appropriate sub-contractors and develop good working relationships
· Conduct Pre-Start Meetings onsite with all relevant parties
· To ensure that a detailed H&S plan is produced which defines all aspects of managing Health and Safety onsite
· Monitor project progress and highlight variance against project baseline.
· Ensure that all appropriate information regarding the project is updated regularly.
· To represent Legrand Care professionally during meetings or visits with internal or external customers and contacts.
· To be a key point of contact for the customer throughout the whole Project process.
· To ensure all systems are fully installed to latest standard
· To ensure that equipment is fully commissioned and installed to a high quality of workmanship
· To be able to plan effectively and forecast effectively
· To undertake site inspections
· To expand on the current sub-contractor portfolio ensuring contractors are suitably qualified and trained.
· Permanent, Full-time (Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 1700 are usual hours but these will differ depending on project work and location of visits)
· Competitive salary, working in a critical care sector where we make a difference
· KPI Bonus scheme (after 12 months)
· Company Car, Laptop, Mobile Phone
· Holidays – 25 days/year + bank holidays
· Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme through EIC, Life Assurance Cover (lump sum of up to 3 x annual salary) , Bike to Work Loan up to £1,200 loan, Staff Sales, Eyecare Vouchers (VDU), Flu Vaccination, Healthcare Services (24/7 GP service, mental health support, wellbeing services) with AIG Smart Health, Hotel and Car hiring discounts, Holiday purchase up to 3 days, online training through in-house and external training platforms, Long Service Awards, Enhance Maternity (14 weeks @ full basic pay + SMP) and Paternity Scheme (1 week @ full basic pay + SPP), Occupational Sick Pay (up to 20 days @ full basic pay rate followed by 60 days @ half pay).
Legrand UK & Ireland is committed to Equality of Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion
Please note: “Research has shown that some under-represented groups in the electronics industry tend to apply only if they meet every single requirement. Here at Legrand the desire to learn and the willingness to solve problems are more important to us than your experience on paper. We encourage you to apply even if you do not think that you tick all the boxes - thinking outside of such boxes and embracing the diversity of mindsets and backgrounds is what we believe makes our teams thrive.”
Pay: £38,910.82 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Licence/Certification:
- Full UK Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
