Johnson Controls
Project Engineer
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Project Engineer – Fire Suppression Glasgow
About us
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services, and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results, and help move society forward.
About the role
We are looking for a Project Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the Head of Regional Install UK / Contracts Manager UK, you will provide first-line management support to a team of installers, engineers, and subcontractors. You'll lead key installation initiatives, drive team performance, and ensure the successful delivery of projects while supporting the growth and strategic objectives of our UK installation business.
What we can offer
- Competitive salary, company car, and bonus
- Hybrid working – site / office / WFH
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and sick pay
- Comprehensive benefits package including 7% matched pension, life assurance, employee assistance program, employee referral scheme, employee discounts including high street brands, cycle to work scheme, and discount on Johnson Controls security products
- Extensive product and on-the-job/cross-training opportunities with outstanding resources available
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Career development through various career ladders including Customer Service
Key responsibilities
- Maintain a close working relationship with the Installation Management teams to review and improve the department’s current aims and objectives.
- Record, monitor, and manage any defects and Specification/Scope deviations.
- Direct management of a designated team of engineers within the Install Department.
- Manage and co-ordinate the Engineers and Sub-Contractors work while on site.
- Responsible for the implementation of procedures for the execution of work, briefing instructions to the staff in a timely fashion, and ensuring that best practice is exercised.
- Planning and scheduling of manpower and equipment requirements for programmed jobs, guaranteeing that the jobs are completed within the specified time frame and budget allocated.
- Management and monitoring of engineers’ documentation to ensure both accuracy and expediency, including certifying timesheets for correct hour booking and appropriation.
- Conduct regular safety and quality audits on the Engineers and Sub-Contractors to ensure that the employees are using the correct equipment and are working safely.
- Identify development areas by means of regular performance assessments with the engineers to develop a training plan for the team/individuals. This includes conducting annual appraisals.
- Manage work in hand to maximize productivity of the team, accuracy of forecasts, and jobs completed in a timely manner.
- Monitor and control allocated budgets and prepare reports and programmes as required by the Head of Regional Install / Contracts Manager UK.
- Manage debt and minimize disputes by liaising directly with the Credit Control Department, which in turn will allow invoices to be passed for payment.
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What we look for
- Able to deal with client requirements in a fast and speedy manner.
- Experience of working within an installation team and all responsibilities that come with this role.
- Experience in supervising/managing a team of engineers.
- Ability to build, develop, and manage a team through hard work, professionalism, adherence, and cadence while fulfilling projects.
- Full UK driver's license.
- Experience in managing and planning of Mechanical Fire Suppression systems.
- Minimum of 3 years experience within the Fire/Sprinkler Industry is preferred.
- PC literacy, including knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
- Preferred competency of standards, i.e., LPCB BS12845, plus NFPA.
- Due to the nature of this position, applicants must already have the unrestricted legal right to live and work in the UK. Sponsorship or visa support is not available for this role.
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Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings
Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet.
At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn, and play.
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