Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.
Highview Power Carrington – LAES Project (FOAK)
50 MW / MWh Liquid Air Energy Storage Facility | Greater Manchester
The project utilises proprietary LAES technology, converting surplus renewable electricity into stored liquid air, with later pressurisation and reheating to drive turbines for electricity generation.
Role / Scope (Bilfinger UK):
* Principal contractor for Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation (MEI) construction, including structural steelwork
* Working within a large high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary integrated delivery team on a technically challenging FOAK scheme
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* The Engineering Project Manager is required for the management and delivery for AFD/ AFC packages supplied by the client. As the first and single responsible Bilfinger person and first focal point for the project team.
* Together with the team of Work Package Engineers and Field Engineers, you are responsible for the control of multi-discipline engineering packages from the client and primary interface within the construction team.
* Primary interface with clients technical packages and responsible for the management and delivery of Technical Queries and RFIs’
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
If you have the following profile, then we are looking forward to meeting you
* Experience setting up an project schedule and project reporting system
* Extensive experience in project information management controls including EDMS
* Experiences in risk management and mitigation
* Good knowledge of the main engineering and design disciplines: Automation, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping, EC&I and Process
* Result oriented. You are only satisfied after your engineering and design is accepted by the client, you delivered top quality and the client is very satisfied with the performance of you and your team
* You plan and organise your activities before you allow your team to start spending hours. You understand the dependencies of the engineering activities within the project, but also the dependencies between the other disciplines. You have a ‘one time right’ mentality
* You delegate to your team, but at the same time you know exactly what is going on in your project, and intervene if required
* You implement a solid change control procedure for your team, and you can convince the client of the budget and planning consequences of changes
* You can lead and motivate your team so that they achieve the targets, also in case of setbacks
* Preferred:
o BSc / BEng / MSc or Equivalent in relevant Engineering discipline
o Chartered or Incorporated Engineer
o Qualification from APM (Association for Project Management)
o Experience as an EPM in highly regulated process Industries such as Nuclear, Oil & Gas, NGT or Pharmaceutical would be considered an advantage
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