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)