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Location

Warrington, Cheshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in 21 days at 23:59 GMT .

The Vacancy

Location – Warrington

(North West Region)

A fantastic opportunity to join an established, national engineering contractor as Contracts Engineer (Mechanical) supporting a busy and fast paced Mechanical & Electrical engineering maintenance team. This position can offer longevity through its long-term maintenance framework supporting one of our key clients on mechanical & electrical infrastructure repairs, maintenance and improvements throughout the North West region.

The Role

We require an enthusiastic and technically astute Contracts Engineer with Mechanical engineering experience based in and responsible for covering projects in the North West region on our Environment Agency MEICA maintenance Framework (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls & Automation). Our framework team are responsible for carrying out repairs and maintenance to assets and infrastructure around the regions Environment Agency assets including associated Electrical and Mechanical asset repair such as switch gear, control panels, PLC and SCADA equipment, moving structures, pumps etc.

Joining the company as a Contracts Engineer with mechanical expertise, in the specialist Mechanical & Electrical framework team you will undertake mechanical project engineering responsibilities, optimizing mechanical processes while working closely with other engineers to solve technical issues quickly and effectively on-site. Duties often include testing, maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing mechanical systems and equipment on the Environment Agency assets

• Apply engineering knowledge and experience to technical problems to support the delivery of services to clients.
• Required to work on your own initiative under the direction of the department manager to deliver services to our clients in accordance with timescale, quality and budgetary requirements.
• Ensure that the projects allocated to you (or those that you are part of the project team) are managed to deliver their time, cost and quality objectives.
• Undertake regular project reviews to monitor overall project performance and provide robust forecasts on costs vs budget where required.
• Ensure all information, relevant to the projects that you manage and support, is shared within the business in a timely manner.
• Provide project engineering expertise to projects, ensure that all engineering aspects are in accordance with applicable standards and best practice.
• Carryout accurate and comprehensive vehicle surveys to allow concept and detailed design to be developed and/or a programme of works/modification instructions to be prepared.
• Take part in production planning meetings and provide engineering input and support through considered and professional decisions.
• Other tasks as may from time to time be deemed necessary and are authorised by line managers.

Requirements

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Mechanical Contracts Engineer, or equivalent, responsible for multiple projects. It would advantageous for candidates to have gained experienced in multi-disciplinary Electrical and Mechanical projects.

• Minimum HNC/HND Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical and hydraulic system project / maintenance experience
• Experience working on similar projects such as moving structures, pumps, SCADA equipment, PLC’s etc. would be a distinct advantage.
• SMSTS or SSSTS, Confined Space Trained, First Aid at Work tickets
• Full U.K Driving License

In return

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• A safe place to work
• Employee forum’s that provide a platform for having your voice heard

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including:

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