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Project Support Engineer

Stannah Group

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience within the lift industry, ideally in lift installation, testing or commissioning.
  • Strong understanding of construction sites, building processes and technical drawings.
  • Excellent planning, communication and organisational skills, with a strong focus on health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate key project milestones, from pre-start meetings through to testing and final handover.
  • Carry out regular site visits to monitor installation progress, safety compliance and project quality standards.
  • Build strong relationships with customers, site teams and subcontractors to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Support Project Managers with installation, commissioning and testing activities to keep projects on schedule.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Planning
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Stannah Group

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Our experience within the lift industry is virtually unsurpassed. In the 1860s, Joseph Stannah began making lifts to move ships' cargo, and today, over 150 years on, our business covers all types of products and services to enable the movement of people and goods. Fifth-generation members of the Stannah family manage the company and still uphold the traditional family values of quality and service that Joseph started all those years ago. We are a global market leader of stairlifts and homelifts, since 1975. We're also the UK’s leading independent supplier of lift products supplying goods as diverse as goods & service lifts, passenger & platform lifts, escalators & moving walkways, homelifts and, of course, stairlifts. Our engineers maintain, service, repair, refurbish, modernise, remove and replace all types of lift products, stairlifts, escalators & moving walkways from all manufacturers. We work in all market sectors, from keeping people in their homes around the world, and in the U.K. providing dumbwaiters in restaurants, platform lifts to enable access for all in every public building, to major escalator and lift installations for railway stations. Be part of our success story.

Company details

IndustryIndustrial Machinery Manufacturing
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Company Description

Stannah is a family-owned manufacturing and engineering company. Our products move people and goods in and around homes and buildings. We make life easier for people. We do this by improving access for greater convenience and independence.

Joseph Stannah founded the business in 1867. A lot has happened since then and today Stannah is a global business. The family is in their fifth generation and plays a hands-on role in running the business. Most people know us for our stairlifts. Our range of products includes lifts, escalators, and homelifts. We also provide maintenance and repair services.

Job Description

Project Support Engineer jobs in the Midlands at Stannah – Join our Team!

Home based covering the North of England.

At Stannah, we deliver some of the UK's most high-profile lift installation projects, working alongside leading contractors, developers and consultants.

We're looking for a Project Support Engineer to play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of our Major Projects portfolio, ensuring installations are completed safely, efficiently and to the high standards our customers expect.

As a Project Support Engineer, you'll regularly visit sites to monitor progress, support subcontractor installation teams and ensure lifts are installed in line with programme requirements, engineering standards and health and safety regulations. You'll act as a key technical contact, providing advice and practical solutions to builders, site teams and customers while helping to keep projects on track and within budget.

Building strong working relationships will be a key part of the role. You'll work closely with architects, site managers, contractors and other trades, developing trust and ensuring clear communication throughout each stage of the project. Your ability to translate complex technical information into practical guidance will help drive successful project outcomes.

This role would suit someone with experience in the lift industry, whether that's as a Lift Engineer, Installation Engineer, Technical Surveyor, Project Engineer or similar. If you enjoy solving technical challenges, working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and supporting the successful delivery of major projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 8 till 4:45 and Friday 8 till 3:45

Project Support Engineer Responsibilities:

  • Plan and coordinate key project milestones, from pre-start meetings through to testing and final handover.
  • Carry out regular site visits to monitor installation progress, safety compliance and project quality standards.
  • Build strong relationships with customers, site teams and subcontractors to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Support Project Managers with installation, commissioning and testing activities to keep projects on schedule.
  • Provide technical guidance and practical solutions while ensuring all work meets Stannah's health and safety standards.

Please see full job description here:Project Support Engineer Job description

Qualifications

Project Support Engineer Requirements:

  • Experience within the lift industry, ideally in lift installation, testing or commissioning.
  • Strong understanding of construction sites, building processes and technical drawings.
  • Excellent planning, communication and organisational skills, with a strong focus on health and safety compliance.

Additional Information

If you have experience as a Lift Engineer, Installation Engineer, Lift Tester, Commissioning Engineer, Technical Surveyor, Project Engineer, Site Manager or Installation Manager and are looking for your next opportunity within the lift industry, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits 

  • Competitive Salary, paid on a monthly basis
  • Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Holiday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leave
  • Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
  • SimplyHealth Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
  • Life Assurance Scheme
  • Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefit
  • Company Benefits Discount Rewards Scheme. Includes shop discounts, hotel discounts, days out, and more
  • Employee Assistance Programme. A workplace initiative to support and enhance well-being
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity provision

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Stannah Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We treat all our job applicants fairly and with respect. Our employees are the heart of our business.

We take great care to create a working environment where everyone feels valued. Join our team and be a part of our diverse and inclusive community! 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high numbers of applications for the role.

Appropriate right to work must be held by applicants. Sponsorship is not available.

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