Job Description

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Commissioning Engineer

London

We have an exciting opportunity for a Commissioning Engineer to join our Thames team, within the Galliford Try group. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering commissioning activities across assigned projects, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and processes.

What you will be doing:

• Leading the commissioning delivery for your assigned project, ensuring all activities align with project scope, requirements, and industry standards.
• Developing and maintaining the Project Commissioning Plan, Commissioning Strategy, and all associated documentation, ensuring these are delivered on time and clearly define interfaces, responsibilities, and constraints.
• Creating outline commissioning strategies during early design stages and evolving these into detailed plans through to project award and delivery.
• Monitoring commissioning documentation progress to ensure alignment with project timelines and reporting requirements.
• Working closely with the client's Asset Operations Team to ensure successful integration with existing assets.
• Ensuring all MEICA installation and commissioning work meets technical requirements, client specifications, Asset Standards, and where appropriate, WIMES.
• Adhering to Galliford Try MEICA and commissioning processes and procedures.
• Planning, organising, and supervising testing and commissioning activities.
• Collaborating with specialist support teams including DSEAR, Technical Authors, and Document Controllers to ensure early engagement and clear understanding of project expectations and timeframes.
• Coordinating and supporting delivery of training plans, including supplier and subcontractor-led training where required.
• Engaging with the client's Asset Integrator to agree project takeover deliverables, supporting MEICA and commissioning requirements for smooth completion and participation in review meetings where needed.
• Coordinating MEICA and commissioning activities with internal teams and subcontractors to ensure project milestones and programme requirements are achieved.

About You:

You will bring experience, collaboration, and a solutions-focused approach to the role. We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong experience within the water industry.
• Proven ability to manage and deliver MEICA and commissioning activities on site, including regular client engagement and effective resolution of issues affecting progress.
• A track record of successful MEICA and commissioning delivery through to project takeover.
• The ability to deliver work efficiently to meet project timelines and handover requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications for creating, analysing, and presenting reports.
• A solid understanding of health, safety, and environmental best practices.
• Knowledge of water industry processes and the mechanical and electrical equipment used within the sector.

Qualifications & Certifications

• CSCS or ECS card in a relevant discipline
• EUSR National Water Hygiene Card
• BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations - 18th Edition
• SMSTS (preferred) or SSSTS (minimum)
• First Aid at Work (preferred)

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview."

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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