Lead Electrical Engineer 

Lead Electrical Project Engineer
Gatwick Airport
£70k - £80k £7k Car Allowance & Company Package
 
Description
 
A Pier Extension construction programme is underway at Gatwick Airport. Our client is a principal contractor who will be self-delivering the building services (circa £40M) and are in need of a lead electrical project engineer to start in January 2025. The pre-construction phase will run until Q3 of next year, so experience in design management, procurement and setting up major electrical packages of works for installation is essential.
 
We would also like examples of where applicants that have worked throughout the entire lifecycle of a project through to commissioning and handover.
 
Lead Electrical Project Engineer will be responsible for:

• Production and agreement of logic linked programmes, preconstruction, construction and commissioning.
• Production and agreement of weekly dependency schedule production to progress works in line with programme.
• Management, monitoring and recording of weekly look ahead plan for resource and progress.
• Attendance of weekly programme coordination/look ahead meeting with detailed understanding of dependencies, problems posed and available resolutions.
• Management and sequencing of sub-subcontractors in line with programme requirements.
• Assist with the production and agreement of project health & safety plans.
• Monitoring of installation works to ensure compliance with Client processes.
• Monitoring of installation works to ensure compliance with project strategies/plans.
• Management of procurement of sub-subcontractor packages in line with business and project strategies/plans.
• Management of sub-subcontractors’ scope via a profit and loss reporting including attendance in project level package commercial reviews.
• Management of sub-subcontractor’s package risk register.
• Production of detailed site instruction via descriptions, sketches, site photos for incorporation by the commercial team.
• Production of detailed BWIC requests via descriptions, sketches, site photos for incorporation by the commercial team.
• Monitoring and auditing of installation works to ensure compliance with project strategies.
• MEP requirements, i.e. builds work holes, riser opening dimensions.
• Production and agreement of the commissioning strategy, management of close out items for package.
• Management and close out of comissionability reports.
• Management of sub-subcontractor packages throughout the commissioning until single system completion.
• Production of detailed engineering reviews at preconstruction ensuring the design is aligned throughout the drawings, specifications, schedules for package.
• Production and agreement of design review and management of close out items for package.
• Management of design for sub-sub-contract packages in compliance with the employers’ requirements, project strategies, regulations and best practice. Including production of technical submissions, and construction drawings.

 
Lead Electrical Project Engineer will need to have:

• You have a degree qualification in engineering and a member of a professional body such as CIBSE or the IET. Other building services HND level qualifications may also be considered.
• You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead strong, motivated teams. 
• You have a MEP services project management background and are hungry to grow your career