Senior Project Engineer Job at Cardiff Full Time NEW

Job Description

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Senior Project Engineer – Mechanical 

Location: Bristol or Cardiff

Type: Permanent

Salary & Benefits: Competitive DOE + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We are seeking a Mechanical Senior Project Engineer to join our team in the South West.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams from design through to delivery, driving excellence, safety, and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

  Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the electrical packages for the project
• Champion Health & Safety, embedding a “Safety first and foremost” culture
• Support pre-commencement procedures to minimise risk and ensure compliance
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and opportunities
• Re-engineer installations to meet client requirements while optimising profitability
• Provide accurate site and financial progress updates
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures and legislation
• Lead and engage project teams, setting expectations and managing performance
• Build strong client relationships to support efficient delivery and future opportunities
• Manage project closure, ensuring quality, commercial targets, and compliance are met

  Skills & Experience

• Experience delivering major electrical projects, ideally in MEP
• Strong leadership and team engagement skills
• Confident in risk management, compliance, and client liaison
• Committed to continuous improvement and high-quality delivery
• Solutions-focused with a drive for efficiency and innovation

Benefits

• Car / car allowance and salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Pension with leading provider, up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing & Volunteer Days
• Private medical insurance
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (counselling & legal advice)
• Flexible benefits: Dental, Gym, Travel Insurance, Tax-Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps: 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

About Us: 

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. xgfakrv  

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. 

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. 

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