Lead Electrical Engineer

3 weeks ago


Newport, Newport, United Kingdom MLQS Ltd Full time

Job Title; Electrical Engineering Lead - Data Centre

Location; Newport, South Wales

Salary; up to £90,000 (dependent on experience)

The Company

Our client is a leading, Tier 1 Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation sub-contractor, delivering projects across Ireland, Mainland Europe, and the UK. The company operates in various sectors, including Pharmaceutical, Data Centres, Healthcare, Education, Commercial, and Power Generation.

Joining our client means becoming part of an ambitious and dedicated team that values your ideas and contributions. You'll thrive in a supportive environment where your efforts are recognised.

The Role

Reporting into the project Commercial Lead, as a Quantity Surveyor you will play a critical role in maintaining, optimising, and troubleshooting high-performance electrical systems. You will work closely with a dedicated operations and commercial team to ensure maximum uptime, safety, and efficiency across the facility's infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare method statements and risk assessments with construction team for production activities.
  • Prepare reports and front-end studies including capital cost estimates, project schedules, material take offs and tender schedules.
  • Prepare technical and contract documentation for issue and analysing returned tenders.
  • Ensuring deliveries are controlled by ensuring delivery schedule is kept up to date.
  • Clarifying queries with the Design team through request for information (RFI) system.
  • Monitor progress against the program and issue progress reports.
  • Produce look ahead programs to assist production.
  • Responsible for conducting Quality Control inspections and snagging.
  • Responsible for document control, recording and transmitting information.
  • Liaising with multi-disciplinary teams across the project.

Key Requirements

  • Must have a background in Engineering.
  • Must have data centre experience.
  • 3-7 years' experience in Engineering in the construction industry.
    • Benefits
    • 21 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
    • Enhanced pension increases of 5% equal contribution, following 6 months service.
    • Income protection plan.
    • Life assurance.
    • Educational assistance.
    • Cycle to work scheme.
    • Employee referral scheme, employees can earn an additional £2,000-£6,000 successful referrals.
    • 17/4 working pattern (for those based in Europe)
    • Travel expenses for those returning home to visit family (as part of the 17/4 working pattern).
    • For those staying away from home Monday-Friday, an apartment will be provided.
    • Company car.

MLQS Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Please note, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.


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