Project Site Engineer (Electrical Bias)

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PROJECT SITE ENGINEER (Electrical Bias)
Linxon

Permanent

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge and Atkins Realis's project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations - we are Linxon.

Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below. Building the infrastructure to power the world - we are Linxon! - YouTube

Job Overview

The Project Site Engineer is required to assist with Linxon's extensive scope on HPC. We are looking for a pro-active person with strong communication skills, who will work as a positive member of our site team. 

Objectives of the role

To manage on site technical issues, such as Field Change Requests (FCR), Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) and the review of as-built drawings. To assist the project in delivering our scope through measuring on-site progress by working with our site contractors. To monitor site installation works and manage the closing out of snags. To manage queries and ad-hoc tasks raised by the client's team or contractors.

Preferred Qualifications

·    Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or another construction related area. 
·    A member of a recognized professional institution, chartered, or working towards chartership is preferred.

Experience and competencies

Technical:

·    Knowledge of electrical installations
·    An understanding of site quality requirements and processes, such as ITP, NCR and FCR.
·    A good understanding of cabling, control panels, and transformer equipment.
·    The capacity to with engineering designers and resolve site Technical Queries, remedial works and snags.
·    The ability to contribute technical advice during the feasibility, design, construction and commissioning phases for projects to our direct contractors. 
·    The ability to check and review technical drawings and to review as-built status of drawings.

Project management:

·    To be able to monitor, control, and report on site progress
·    Select key personnel and subcontractors for the project

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.