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To take full ownership of the Instruments and Controls (I&C) package, acting as the package lead to manage performance, drive progress, and ensure delivery against the agreed programme. The role will provide clear leadership across design, manufacture and installation, cutting through issues, blockers, and unnecessary complexity to maintain momentum and protect key milestones. In parallel, the role will be responsible for onboarding and establishing a new I&C subcontractor, setting expectations early and embedding robust package controls. You will be accountable for programme, coordination, and outcomes, with a strong focus on delivery, accountability, and results.
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- Receive information from Project Manager or Lead Project Engineer. Review and understand package requirements and documentation and highlight discrepancies.
- In line with defined project sizes, plan, monitor, determine and arrange resource levels, materials requirements and site demands to ensure efficient operation of the Project package.
- Review and understand client specifications. Prepare internal specifications and manufacturing details.
- Take a leading role in building services co-ordination exercises in conjunction with any contractual obligations
- Coordinate with the design and engineering department to ensure that the correct standards, specifications and information is produced in order that the project targets and obligations are achieved.
- Assist and define in the procurement of equipment and materials to comply with requirements and delivery needs.
- Contribute to the commercial management of the project. Be aware of specific project commercial constraints.
- Recognise variations and delays to the tendered scope of works and ensure they are properly reported and recorded.
- Contribute and provide information for the submission of valuations and invoices.
- Supervise others of a lesser grade. Lead by example and show initiative. Develop team spirit and job involvement.
- Carry out accurate site surveys and site measures and demonstrate flexibility in terms of site visiting being site based as necessary.
- Develop a working relationship with the client.
- Attend site meetings as required by the Project Manager or Lead Project Engineer, to expand and develop relationships and promote the company positively
- Contribute to the preparation of safe systems of work including generation of method statements, risk assessments etc.
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- Demonstrable experience leading and managing I&C or MEP packages, with clear accountability for programme, coordination, and delivery.
- Proven track record of simplifying complex technical and organisational problems, removing unnecessary process, and driving clear, pragmatic solutions to maintain progress.
- Experience of cutting through, ambiguity, competing, priorities, and excessive, governance to focus teams on what is required to achieve delivery against the agreed schedule.
- Strong capability in challenging poor performance, unclear scope, and ineffective ways of working, while maintaining constructive relationships with clients and supply chain partners.
- Experience managing subcontractors and suppliers, including onboarding, Performance management, and holding parties to account for outputs and milestones.
- Knowledge of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) systems, sufficient to manage scope
- Ability to manage and control technical deliverables to support programme, rather than personally producing detailed design.
- Experience managing interfaces between I&C, HVAC, electrical, and mechanical systems, ensuring coordinated and buildable solutions.
- Competent in programme-led delivery, including tracking progress, identifying risks, and driving corrective action where performance is off track.
- Able to cut through technical complexity, translate issues into clear actions, and keep teams focused on what is required to achieve delivery.
- Confident in decision-making and issue resolution, escalating where necessary to protect safety, quality, and schedule.
Qualifications
Engineering or Science degree preferred. HND / HNC
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Why Join Exentec Hargreaves?
Exentec Hargreaves is a pioneering UK leader in construction engineering of HVAC and specialist ventilation systems for safety critical facilities. Exentec Hargreaves is proud to be associated with some of the UK’s most prestigious infrastructure projects. For more than 150 years, Exentec Hargreaves has proved our value as the largest and most unique construction engineering business specialising in HVAC in the Energy & Decommissioning, Defence and Transport sectors.
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Our Core Competencies
Our five Core Competencies set the foundation for collaboration, learning and development. They will help turn our Vision and Values into action; provide a common language to talk about our skills; and offer a common basis to drive success across our business.
- Grow Talent: Our goal as an organisation is to attract competent people, retain dedicated employees and develop talented colleagues within each operational level to build a future-ready company.
- Drive Results: To keep and grow our strong market position, we must transform our corporate strategy directly into measurable and sustainable results.
- Take Ownership: We strive to establish an appreciative culture in which all employees feel empowered and take responsibility.
- Embrace Change: To develop products and services that go beyond what is imaginable today. We, as an organisation, must be agile. As individuals we must remain curious.
- Inspire Customers: Creating value for our clients is a key component of our growth strategy. Therefore, client satisfaction should be an important motivator for us individually and collectively.
Exentec Hargreaves is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, religion, race, ethnic origin, disability, marital status or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.
You want to be part of the team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact liz.bedford@exyte-hargreaves.net
Please note that we only consider applications submitted through our application portal. Applications sent via email will not be considered due to data protection regulations.
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