Senior Engineer - DSEAR

Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

7/7/2025

The Senior Engineer will be responsible for assisting in all delivery preparation activities in and during operational life of programmed work. In your role as a Senior Engineer, you will provide full project guidance and ensure that maintenance plans are developed and agreed as the overall work package evolves.

Key Responsibilities

• Write detailed and accurate risk assessment and method statements (RAMS).
• Approve detailed and Accurate RAMS for DSEAR and take ownership of RAMS register.
• Undertake site surveys, taking measurements, photos, asking questions of operations, understanding of process, assessing access and egress.
• Resolve technical and logistical issues as they arise.
• Supporting the sites’ needs, material, labour, resources and plant.
• Drive and lead procurement of materials through creation and review of bill of materials.
• Evaluate, organise and prioritise workload within the schedule.
• Attend client meetings.
• Liaise with clients.
• Regularly reporting projects progress and updates to Senior Management.
• Defect management and close out of defects.
• Supplier management: Day to day liaison with suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Technical assessment of supplier quotations.
• Programme management: adherence to programmes and report to management on any discrepancies.
• Tendering: preparation of tenders, passing to management for review and final sign off.
• Attendance at supplier premises to inspect completed works.
• Deputise and pick up line management duties of the supervisor/ team leader where required.
• Ensuring compliance with CDM & HSE regulations.
• Accurately setting out and levelling of the works in accordance with the drawing’s specifications.
• Delivery to time and cost.
• To provide support to management team.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Expected to train to Approved Person (AP) level in relation to Electrical Safety Rules (ESR) and Isolation Safety Rules (ISR) where appropriate to the role.
• To carry out the duties of the Approved Person (AP), meeting the respective technical standard.
  
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role, you should have:

Relevant Experience & Qualification

• Compex 01-04 (Essential).
• Compex 05-06 and Compex 12 (Preferred).
• Previous ATEX Inspection experience and Installation of E&I Equipment in Hazardous Areas, (Required).
• Relevant Engineering Electrical degree, HND, C&G, professional level 5 award or equivalent experience.
• Competent in MS Excel.
• Manage your own workload to ensure priorities and deadlines are maintained.
• Ability to write detailed reports.
• Appreciation of financial cost control (supported).
• A clear understanding of NEC form of contract is preferable.
• Valid UK driving licence.
  
  
  

Benefits

We offer a competitive package, including:

• 32 days holiday, increasing to 36 based on length of service.
• Car allowance.
• Enhanced pension scheme.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Salary sacrifice – (Electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase & cycle to work).
• Remote & hybrid working options (subject to role requirements).
• Enhanced maternity & paternity Leave.
• Company sick pay (available after qualifying period).
• Employee discount programme.
  
  
  

How To Apply

If you believe you have the skills and experience for this role, we would love to hear from you!

Please submit an updated CV to the WGM recruitment team for review.