Senior Project Engineer (SPE)
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.
Project timeline and budget management
· Equipment installation, management of configuration and testing
· Wiring team Supervision
· project status reporting, internal and client facing
· Supervision of additional Engineering staff
· Completion of project acceptance procedure
· Project snagging
· Conversion of proposals response to project deliverables
· Initial discussion with client regarding requirements, project scoping
Providing sales and proposals engineering support
Case studies and website content creation
Chairing project meetings
Skills training for & supervision of Junior Project Engineers
Quality control enforcement
Reports To: Head of Systems Engineering
# Head of Systems Engineering, Divisional Director – Systems Integration
# Liaises With: Proposals Team, Project Team, Sales Team
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS · Previous project delivery experience
· Broad equipment configuration knowledge
· Planning, Quality Focus, resolving problems, Managing Processes, and Commercial Awareness
· MS Office - Specifically Excel
· AutoCAD LT
· Full UK Driving Licence
BENEFICIAL SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE · MS Project / Smartsheet / other Gantt management software
· Project management qualification
· To comply with the company’s policies and procedures at all times
· Significant permanent changes in duties and responsibilities will require agreed revisions to be made to this job description