Job Description
Commissioning Engineer – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading global plant engineering company based in Annesley, who are looking for a Commissioning Engineer to join their growing team. The successful Commissioning Engineer will have experience of installation and commission of equipment in an industrial environment.
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000
Benefits: To be discussed at interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Nottingham
Job Start date: ASAP
Responsibilities for Commissioning Engineer:
- Installation and commissioning of bulk materials handling systems potentially consisting of mechanical, electrical and software components
- Ability to set up a safe working environment with Health & Safety controls and act as principal contractor on large installations in accord with Construction, Design, Management (CDM) regulations.
- Able to manage sub-contract / 3rd party labour in their installation of silos, machines and plant cabling
- Prepare training documentation and present customer/end user training
- Day-to-day management of assigned commissioning engineers
- Must be capable of organising own work schedule to suit customer requirements and management objectives.
- Liaising directly with customers to organise site visits
- Writing own and others Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
- Organising tools and equipment from hire companies
- Organising own and others travel, hotel/overnight accommodation if head office involvement is not possible
- Emergency call-out work to attend site or via remote connection, telephone, e-mail. This may involve weekend work and, by agreement, may include work that is out of normal working hours
- Writing professional, quality reports for site visits. This will include photographs, site data, equipment performance reports and calibration certificates
- Seeing the opportunity to promote business between the customer and the company in terms of plant/process extensions, upgrades and any spares sales. Reporting this back to management
- Present a pleasant and professional image – to the customer and be able to communicate at all levels
- Support to sales staff in terms of providing time, resources and material estimates and installation and commissioning plans for proposals
- Support to the Engineering Manager and/or Project Manager for reporting and accurate estimation of timescales and requirements
About You:
- Able to work prolonged periods away from home for up to 8 weeks as well as overtime.
- Willing to work long hours when required including weekends
- Ability to travel, meet customers and attend site as required.
- International travel may be required.
- Full, clean driving license.
- Apprenticeship / HND or degree preferred
- 10 years’ experience of installation and commission of equipment in an industrial environment
- Experience in industry holding a supervisory position.
- Experience of working under CDM regulations, ideally as principal contractor
- In-depth knowledge of weighing principles, Lean phase, dense phase and vacuum conveying
- systems
- Capable of working for long hours under pressure.
- PLC / SCADA / Database skills / knowledge would be an advantage
- Ability to suggest mechanical / electrical / software changes to improve the design and function of
- the equipment to benefit both current and future installations
- Ability to fault find / trouble shoot across all aspects of a customer’s installation
- Understanding of basic commercial issues.
- Taking pride in doing a good job
- Be proficient using Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and Project
- Accurate in estimation of timescales for own and others work within a project
- Present a professional approach when interfacing with customers directly
- Experience of working in foreign countries would be an advantage.
Job Application:
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