Electrical Project Engineer

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Electrical Project Engineer – Environment  

Plymouth 

What you will be doing:  

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Project Engineer to join the team at Galliford Try. 

You will work on our South West Frameworks within our Environment Business, who are experienced in successfully delivering schemes of varying sizes, predominately to the Water Industry, across both Treatment Waste and Water schemes. 

Ideally, you will be based in or around the Cornwall or Devon area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region. 

Reporting to the Delivery/Project Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day running of projects alongside the Project Manager and Project Team to deliver a safe working site. You will compile and deliver programme updates with Planners, review designs, carry out site checks and procure materials for our projects. 

As an integral part of the Project Delivery Team, you’ll be liaising with the Commercial Team, attending client meetings, and working with the site teams to ensure consistent standards across the project. 

As Electrical Project Engineer, it will be your responsibility to outline engineering from inception to completion of schemes utilising in-house resources, site installation and construction personnel in order to deliver electrical water industry projects, for example Pumping Stations, Dosing Systems, Chlorination plants & associated civil structures. 

Our Environment Business has entrepreneurism and innovation at its heart. As Project Engineer, we’re looking for somebody with original, market leading ideas to formulate and develop more efficient project methods, leading the way in optimisation and performance. 

At Galliford Try, our aim is to create and maintain an environment where care for our people and those who work with us is our top priority. You’ll be responsible for the Health & Safety of yourself and others, encouraging a safe and collaborative working environment that supports our Health, Safety and Environment culture. 

About You:  

As well as a passion for your engineering discipline and logical and critical thinking skills, we are seeking individuals with a relevant engineering qualification in your chosen discipline. Experience in a national and multi-site business or Water Industry experience is desirable, but not essential. 

Working on site, we’d like you to have ECS, SSSTS, SMSTS, City & Guilds Confined Space Training, City and Guilds Top Man Confined space training, EUSR (Clean Water Hygiene), Appointed Persons for craneage. However, we will support you in covering any training needs. 

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes; 

Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture 

Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to delivering the best. 

Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest. 

Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do. 

A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results. 

What We Can Offer in Return:  
With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. 

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged. Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team. 
 
Our benefits:  

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary. 

Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays 

A wide range of corporate discounts 

Cycle to Work schemes 

Comprehensive pension plan 

Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme 

Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it 

Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role 

About us:  
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. 

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. 

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value. 

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Ryan De Stadler on . 

Additional Information:  

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. 

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you. 

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 

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