Project Officer

Location**:Edinburgh**

Salary**:£37.8k - £47.3k per annum (Dependent on skills & experience)**

Reference**:REQ2696**

**THE ROLE**

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Project Officer within our South Major Projects Team. Reporting to a Project Manager, you will be part of a team working to successfully deliver gas infrastructure projects including transmission pipelines andabove-ground installations.

As a Project Officer you will join a team of experienced engineers and project managers and be developed in the role. This will be supported by line managers and mentors following a training and development plan with potential to progress further.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Project feasibility and conceptual design
- Technical coordination and involvement in detail design
- Support procurement activities to ensure compliance with relevant specifications
- Onsite supervision of construction activities
- Commissioning of all aspects of gas network construction projects.
- Managing projects to meet programme and budget constraints.
- Coordination of project related activities interfacing with SGN Operations, Asset Management, Gas
- Control and other departments, and externally with third party designers, installation contractors, specialist suppliers and other interested parties.
- Management of project documentation and drawings.
- Cultivation of a safety culture throughout the projects
- Ensuring required controls are in place to make sure the team are set to work safely

**What are we looking for from you?**

A recognised engineering qualification and ideally some experience of working in an engineering or construction environment. (educated to HND/C or degree level in mechanical engineering or a similar discipline)

**Other skills we look for;**
- The ability to get on well with all types of people e.g. members of the public, managers, customers, suppliers etc.
- An awareness of working within a budget and being cost-conscious.
- The ability to think on your feet whilst always being safety aware.
- Flexibility is essential in this role both in terms of hours of work and responsibilities (you may also be required to visit locations around the UK for training or to support team activities).
- Experience of Safety, Health and Environmental management within a project environment.
- The ability to understand and manage projects from inception to commissioning, meet tight timescales, multi-task and react to changing priorities in a challenging environment

As this role will involve a significant amount of travel, you must have a valid driving licence and be willing to spend time away from your primary location.
- Not a perfect skills match? Tell us what you’re interested in - you might have a skill we didn’t realise we needed_

**At SGN we offer**:

- Job security and genuine learning and development opportunities
- Yearly pay percentage increase
- Holiday and sickness package
- HolidayPlus - Buy up to 10 additional days holiday, available all year round
- Retail & leisure discounts
- Cycle2work scheme
- Company pension scheme - with company contributions between 6 -12% (depending on length of service and personal % contribution)
- Gym & mobile discounts
- Virtual GP - Our GP Helpline is a virtual GP service which offers unlimited access to GP at a time which suits you.

**WHO WE ARE**

We’re on a journey to transform the future of gas and we think outside the box - futuristic technologies and robotics are leading our innovation. Keeping our customers safe and warm is what we do but beyond that, we want to make the world a better place,which is why we’re passionate about helping in our communities, reducing our carbon footprint and driving innovation in our industry.

At SGN, we strive to sustain our world through managing the network that distributes natural and green gas across the south of England and Scotland. We have an important responsibility to keep the gas flowing to 5.9 million homes and businesses. Your workdirectly impacts SGNs commitments to keeping our customers’ homes and businesses safe.