Permanent Graduate Project Engineer Aberdeen

Job Role

To co-ordinate all activities required for the successful completion of all assigned customer orders.  Including liaising with key stakeholders throughout all stages of the project.  As a Graduate the position will be supervised by a trained Project Engineer allowing time to develop capabilities and competency.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To review and take ownership of projects, and their associated documentation, handed over from the proposals department.
2. To ensure that projects are run in accordance with the company’s health, safety and environmental policy.
3. To assess bought-in parts required and work with the procurement team to meet project deadlines.
4. To schedule projects to safely meet client and in-house deadlines and to monitor and report progress.
5. To partake in and witness product testing and to ensure third party witnessing is carried out where applicable.
6. To prepare and monitor project budgets to ensure projects meet or exceed their profit targets.
7. To prepare valuations and ensure information is passed to accounts to allow invoices to be issued on their due dates.
8. To prepare close out reports and provide feedback to the contracts department on actual versus estimated costs.
9. To expedite drawings, materials and any other applicable items required to carry out the execution of projects successfully.
10. To provide progress reports for both clients and senior management which adequately explain the position of all projects under the job-holders ownership.
11. To identify risks, mitigations and contingency plans to ensure the effective running projects.

Qualifications:

Required:           

1. HNC/HND Mechanical or Marine Engineering discipline

Desirable:       

1. Degree in Engineering discipline

Experience:

Required: 

1. Graduate role, no previous experience is required.

Desirable:

1. N/A – Training will be provided as part of the role

Skills/Personal Qualities:

Required:  

1. Must be an organised individual who is also commercially and contractually aware.
2. Must have well developed interpersonal and communications skills.
3. Must be computer literate, particularly in Microsoft Excel and Word.
4. Must be willing to work within a team.
5. Must be willing to accept responsibility when delegated.
6. Must be highly motivated and keen to develop.