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Senior Project Engineer

ES BroadcastPeterborough, England, United Kingdom

30+ days ago

Job type

Permanent

Job description

POSITION TITLE :

Senior Project Engineer (SPE)

LOCATION : Peterborough

DEPARTMENT : Systems

WORKING HOURS :

09 : 00am – 18 : 00pm

SALARY :

Dependent on Experience

REPORTS TO :

Head of Systems Engineering

ABOUT ES BROADCAST

ES Broadcast is a leading provider of equipment sales, equipment rental and systems integration services to the professional broadcast industry, as well as live events, esports, corporate and government sectors. The company is part of the ES Media Group, which also includes divisions in the cinema equipment rental (Film Store Rental) and library migration and content services (Memnon / LMH) industries. The HR function provides services to all companies across the ES Media Group in UK, Europe, New Zealand and USA.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The (Systems) Senior Project Engineer (SPE) role forms part of the team for the design, installation and delivery of the Broadcast, operational and other technical elements of our projects and management of installations. A SPE manages the detailed design, installation and commissioning stages of a project. This includes but is not limited to production of all project schematics & schedules, completion of testing and handover documentation, and supervision of the wiring teams.

The SPE is the main point of contact for the customer, assisting with any enquires they have regarding the project from receiving the initial scope to final project sign-off. The SPE is also involved in the overall efficiency of the Systems Division with process reviews, tracking lessons learnt during projects and providing feedback in the review sessions.

Supplementary tasks to the role are varied and include managing stock ordering master sheets with quarterly updates, assisting with material for marketing following each project and on occasion providing Pre-Sales assistance to the Proposals team.

The SPE role can include working away domestically and internationally, generally for short periods and / or repeat trips.

The role requires experience in systems delivery and experience of managing teams in an agile manner and the ability to remain calm under pressure in order to ensure a successful project delivery.

DUTIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Main point of contact for customers
Project timeline and budget management
Lead initial systems design conversations with customer from Proposals scope
Systems Design
Systems documentation creation, management, change tracking
Equipment installation, management of configuration and testing
Advising admin staff on equipment purchasing requirements
Prebuild and materials purchasing list generation
Wiring team Supervision
project status reporting, internal and client facing
Creation of change requests and variations
Supervision of additional Engineering staff
Completion of project acceptance procedure
Delivering acceptance documentation
Project snagging
Conversion of proposals response to project deliverables
Managing site work inc. Health and Safety, RAMS, First Aid to current process

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation, examples of which could include :

Initial discussion with client regarding requirements, project scoping

Providing sales and proposals engineering support

Case studies and website content creation

Chairing project meetings

Customer support

Skills training for & supervision of Junior Project Engineers

Quality control enforcement

Conflict resolution

RELATIONSHIPS

Reports To : Head of Systems Engineering

Instructions from : Head of Systems Engineering, Divisional Director – Systems Integration

Liaises With : Proposals Team, Project Team, Sales Team

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Previous project delivery experience

Firm knowledge of broadcast systems and technology

Broad equipment configuration knowledge

Applicant must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following areas; Planning, Quality Focus, resolving problems, Managing Processes, and Commercial Awareness

Attention to detail as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills

MS Office - Specifically Excel

AutoCAD LT

Applicant must be self-motivated, have strong timekeeping and organisational skills

Full UK Driving Licence

BENEFICIAL SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

MS Project / Smartsheet / other Gantt management software

MS Visio

Project management qualification

Working within ISO9001 Environments

Operational Experience

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

To take responsibility for your own health and safety as necessary

To comply with the company’s disciplinary and grievance procedure as required

To comply with the company’s policies and procedures at all times

The post holder will be required to undertake such other duties as may be required within the grade and competence of the post. Therefore, the list of duties in this job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive

Duties are set out in this job description but please note that, in consultation with the post holder, the company reserves the right to update the job description from time to time to reflect changes in or to the role. Significant permanent changes in duties and responsibilities will require agreed revisions to be made to this job description

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Senior Project Engineer • Peterborough, England, United Kingdom