Electrical Project Engineer

Whitley, Coventry
1 week ago
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Astute's Power team is exclusively partnered with The Coventry and Solihull Waste Disposal Company (CWSDC) for the recruitment of an Electrical Project Engineer to join their Energy from Waste Power Station in Coventry.

The crucial Electrical Project Engineer role comes with a competitive salary + excellent pension scheme + bonus + other excellent benefits.

If you're an Electrical (Project) Engineer, who has come from a hands-on maintenance background, and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties
Reporting to the Engineering Manageryou will be responsible for:
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Maintenance (especially the EC&I Engineer), and Operations, serving as the primary link for defect resolution and project coordination.
Provide strategic advice to Senior Management, highlighting key commercial and operational implications.
Regularly engage with Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations teams to ensure health, safety, environmental, and operational considerations are integrated during the tender assessment process.
Oversee and coordinate contractors, conducting necessary inductions.
Act as a deputy in the absence of the EC&I Engineer.
Identify and develop future projects and capital investment proposals.
Manage contracts from initiation to completion.
Design and implement solutions to operational and engineering challenges while ensuring projects adhere to budget and timeline constraints.
Oversee project commissioning and facilitate training for operational and engineering teams, including the creation of technical documentation and procedures.
Oversee and manage the annual service contract for continuous emissions monitoring equipment, coordinating service, inspection, and maintenance schedules with the planning & performance engineer.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:
Ideally a HNC, or similar, in a relevant engineering subject such as Electrical/Electronics/Measurement and Control Engineering
IOSH/NEBOSH will be advantageous
HV SAP/AP Experience will be advantageous

Personal skills, qualification and experience
The Electrical Project Engineer would suit someone who has:
Proven experience in heavy process engineering environments such as Power Generation (Energy from Waste, Biomass, Coal, CCGT, CHP, etc), Paper Mills, COMAH sites, Steelworks, Refineries, etc
Experience in maintaining and working on a variety of instrumentation, electrical and control system equipment (SCADA, PLC, temperature, level, pressure, flow, switch gear, motors, variable speed drives, transformers etc).
Contract management experience.
Experience working with HV systems
Prior experience in producing reports for internal and external stakeholders

Salary and benefits of the Electrical Project Engineer role
Competitive Basic Salary
Excellent pension scheme
Bonus
Other excellent company benefits

INDPOW

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

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