Project Development Engineer (Generator)

Job Title: Project Development Engineer (Generator)

Location: Home base with site visits

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full Time - Permanent

The role:

To support our Projects team with accurately costed technical solutions to deliver major projects into National Grid.

Why you're our kind of person:

We're not looking for people who sit down and say, 'that'll do', we're driven by doing the right thing for our customers. We operate in an agile fast paced environment, and we are always looking forward, improving, never settling, and wanting to be the difference for our customers. It's an exciting time to join the energy industry as we seek to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and our ambitions present a tremendous opportunity. We work hard to deliver, and there's a lot to do, but the ability to make an impact in our business is significant. So, if that resonates with you and you want to love our customers as we do then come join a team of like-minded people.

What good looks like:

• Seamless: You'll provide high quality solutions to our customers
• Specialist: You'll be skilled in your area, be an expert in a number of Dale processes and be commercially smart.
• Collaborative: You'll advise your colleagues and input into other work and be able to work independently to get the job done.

What you'll do:

• Translate the client requirements and specifications for Generator Projects into a costed technical proposal comprising generally of a commercial offer, technical specifications and data sheets.
• Produce RFQ's for sub-contract resources and manage through to costed proposals for inclusion in PMU & handover.
• Produce a cost make up/price make up (CMU / PMU) to reflect the client requirements
• Support the National Grid Project team in the successful negotiation with the client acceptable pricing, technical details, commercial terms and conditions and technical contents within the business guidelines and at optimised project profitability.
• Understanding and application of National Grid business process and technical specifications regarding supply and installation of generators and ancillary equipment.
• Undertake tendering activities including site surveys and other on-site and off-site client meetings.
• Communicate effectively to hand over successful project orders to the Project, Engineering and Manufacturing teams.
• Provide technical support to the Project team throughout the delivery of the project to bring successful conclusion in accordance with the project requirements and to maximize the profitability.
• Undertake other tasks as directed by the National Grid Projects Manager.

Person specification:

Qualifications & Experience;

• Graduate, HNC/HND, or equivalent, in a suitable engineering discipline.
• Working knowledge of health and safety general practices including CDM regulations and responsibilities.
• Experience in developing high value projects, particularly in the power industry.
• Commercial awareness.
• High level of IT literacy and experience with spread sheets and word processing.

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Project Engineer, Generator Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering Project Manager, will also be considered for this role.