Project Engineer
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OCU Group continues through 2024 with its significant growth. As part of this, we now have a new opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer to join OCU Northavon (Part of the wider OCU Group) in Exeter and South Moulton.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- As a Project Engineer, it will be your responsibility to deliver Electrical, Mechanical and Civil projects within the Water industry.
- Applicants are required to have relevant engineering qualifications in your chosen field as well as having an excellent understanding of health and safety.
- Applicants are expected to have, or have previously held the following qualifications: ECS, SSSTS, SMSTS, iOSH, Confined Space Training, EUSR.
- If you are successful in this role, and do not hold some of the above qualifications, OCU Northavon will support you with any training requirements.
- With the support from Operations Manager and Project Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day running of projects alongside the overall delivery team.
- You will be expected to consult with internal departments such as design teams, commercial teams, health & safety teams, commissioning teams and delivery teams to ensure the projects you are managing keep our people safe, adhere to company policy and to ensure excellent client satisfaction.
- Conducting initial site survey of proposed works and creating job packs; highlighting and raising any areas of safety concern.
- Responsible for productivity, compliance.
- Operations liaison and planning.
- Management of gangers and support teams.
- Site meetings to discuss works / timescales, site conditions and resource requirements.
- Regular liaising with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders.
- Managing customer complaints and closeouts.
- Weekly planning, track sheets, record keeping, and resource bookings as required.
- HSE improvement plans & coaching of team members.
- Weekly site inspections for HSE & quality.
- Development and production of RAMS as required.
- Manage subcontractors & direct labour on site.
- Solve site problems and report to PM.
- Maintain site records & raise any additional works with QS.
- Closeout paperwork and job pack at end of schemes.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Experienced in M&E and MEICA works delivery.
- SSSTS.
- SMSTS.
- iOSH.
- ECS.
- CSCS card holder.
- Confined Space training or awareness.
- EUSR.
- Ability to measure and record daily progress accurately.
- Knowledge of Electrical installation, Mechanical installation and Civil shoring and deep excavations.
- Microsoft office suite fluent including Microsoft Projects.
- Strong Safety Background.
- Previous Water experience beneficial.
Company Information:
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.
- Division
- OCU Northavon
- Locations
- Bridgend, Taunton OCU Northavon
- Employment type
- Full-time
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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