Project Engineer - Midlands Region

Char.gy

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Char.gy is seeking a Project Engineer based at its Coventry depot to carry out electrical installation and maintenance activities across delivery projects and small works in the Midlands and elsewhere in the UK. The role supports the delivery of electric vehicle charge points, ensuring installations and maintenance meet quality, health and safety, customer, contractual, SLA and KPI requirements. The post holder reports to a Team Leader (Qualified Supervisor) and works alongside Project Engineers, the Delivery Team and the Field Services Team. The Project Engineer is responsible, where assigned, for the quality of installation and maintenance work on site. The role involves completing surveys, electrical installations, testing and commissioning, charge point maintenance, fault root cause analysis, site inspections and supplier audits. It also includes supporting project managers, managing supplier quality and site safety, communicating project information to stakeholders, and managing risks and issues. The position requires extensive travel in the UK using company-provided cars and vans. Overnight stays are expected when required, with reasonable expenses covered. The team may become more regionalised as it expands, reducing the need for UK-wide travel over time.

Requirements

Up to Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations.
NVQ Level 3.
BS7671 18th Edition to latest Amendment.
AM2.
C&G 2391-52 Inspection & Testing Level 3.
Full and clean driving licence.
Track record of working on projects that include delivery of civils and electrical installations.
Ability to travel extensively in the UK using company-provided vehicles.
Willingness and ability to communicate appropriately, both verbally and in writing, with varied delivery stakeholders, especially supplier field installation and engineering teams.
Leadership qualities in field teams.
Valid right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the EV charging industry.
Experience working in a programme associated with Small Works contracts.
Understanding of working with Highways and/or Highways Lighting.
Experience with project tools such as Site Tracker.

Responsibilities

Install charging points, including physical installation, wiring, testing and commissioning to the char.gy network.
Maintain charging points, including annual retesting to the 18th Edition requirements.
Complete site surveys to support site selection and project delivery, choosing asset locations that meet Network Planning criteria and char.gy’s goals.
Supervise site activity to help projects run efficiently and support suppliers and customers with on-site issues.
Attend multi-skilled visits, pre-start meetings, site progress meetings and site handovers as required.
Inspect sites to ensure operatives follow health and safety requirements, including carrying out quality-of-work, health and safety, and behavioural audits.
Maintain strong working relationships with Supplier Project Managers, Project Engineers, Site Managers and installation teams, promoting best practice and continuous improvement.
Manage assigned suppliers’ quality and site safety, providing clear instructions and setting expectations.
Support project managers to deliver contractually required charge points safely, on time, within cost and to the required quality.
Complete fault root cause analysis and site or supplier quality and health and safety audits.
Share project information clearly with relevant stakeholders and manage risks and issues.
Travel extensively to support site work and maintain the pace of project delivery.

Benefits

Work from home up to 2 days a week.
25 days of holiday.
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave packages.
Opportunities to learn, develop and grow professionally.
Premium fully comprehensive private medical insurance with AXA.
Premium fully comprehensive private Level 2 dental insurance with BUPA.
Season ticket loan through the Let’s Commute portal, repaid by monthly salary deductions.
Income protection covering 75% of salary for up to three years during extended absence due to illness.
10 personal fulfilment days for life admin, emergencies, birthdays or personal development.
Life assurance at four times salary.
Employee assistance programme through UNUM.
Reasonable overnight-stay expenses for business travel.