Project Engineer

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY OPTIMISATION PROJECTS 

About Us

At Cool Planet, we provide intelligent solutions for energy efficiency and have grown in expertise to become the foremost multi-disciplinary energy services company. Our client base are large energy-consuming organisations from the industrial, food & beverage and commercial sectors across the globe.

We engage in developing and designing innovative energy efficient solutions tailored specifically to each client site, through examining and modelling their existing processes and equipment in order to identify and implement energy conservation measures.

Our people are the driving force behind our success. We have a culture that fosters highly talented and motivated individuals, developing people from graduate roles through to senior positions.CoolPlanet operates in 22 different global regions. We have a team of world leading SME's and L&D support that are there to help develop your career. 

About You

You will be actively engaged in the development and Project Management of an array of Energy Optimisation Projects.  The role will involve direct communication with Clients, Sub-contractors and Suppliers in industrial sectors. 

You must be a self-starter, resilient and highly motivated. You must be able to deal effectively with conflicting priorities and tactfully deal with challenging matters that arise. This role requires the ability to support the development and creation of work plans, schedule tasks and coordinate with various team members to accomplish well-orchestrated goals.

The project may require tasks to be performed by several teams simultaneously. You are an integral part of the Project Team, ensuring that projects are kept on track and possessing the ability to both micromanage and foresee the entire project as a whole.  A future focus and the flexibility to adapt to change are key characteristics

Key Accountabilities:

• Supporting the Management of Energy Efficiency projects incl. assigning, scheduling, communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, reviewing job expectations and ensuring that policies and procedures are followed.
• Working with the R&D Solutions Design team and customer to establish project parameters.
• Support the sourcing and securing of Mechanical and Electrical contractors and other to best utilise project resources
• Building project schedules: contribute information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; coordinate internal activities and sub-contractor actions with relevant teams, schedule installations which includes maintain productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends; determine system improvements; implement change.
• Represent the project to clients and contractors and liaise with relevant parties regarding project development
• Champion continuous improvements for the project
• Report to management and key stakeholders on project performance including commercial reporting. 

Knowledge, Skills, Experience, Education:

• Degree or equivalent (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering)
• Experience working in a project environment
• Some experience of dealing with Mechanical and Electrical contractors including supervisory works on site, issuing permits prioritizing/decision making
• Relevant supply chain experience
• Understanding of Thermal systems (heat exchangers, basic thermodynamics), Mechanical systems/structures and Electrical systems (electrical motors, VSD, logic) 
• High level of proficiency in MS Office, Project, AutoCAD, etc
• Understanding of Project EHS requirements 
• Excellent organizational, communication, leadership skills

Benefits 

• Employee Share Option Scheme
• Career advancement opportunities
• Extensive L&D support 
• Private medical insurance
• Company pension
• Other -  Various
• Devices: Company phone and laptop
• Flexible working arrangements 

Location

• This position will cover our projects across the Dublin & Southeast region