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Elusav Recruitment

Senior Mechanical Project Manager - Expat based in Zurich

Elusav Recruitment
Poland · Full-time · Associate

Elusav Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Lead with one of the most reputable and largest Engineering contractors in Europe.


As the Mechanical Lead you will join a Data Centre project, based in Zurich and will be responsible for the supporting the delivery of mechanical packages from install through to handover.


Responsibilities:

  • Management of Site Safety in conjunction with the project team and the Safety Advisor. This will include the set-up, management of and closing out of the safety file.
  • Lead team of engineers and supervisors and co – ordinate with other disciplines to ensure there are no impacts or delays to schedule.
  • Management of Site QA, specifically with regards to the Mechanical package including set up, management and close out of file.
  • Management of Project Schedule in conjunction with the Project team, consulting Engineer and Client requirements.
  • Management of all costs associated with Project including: Labour; Material; Plant and Equipment; Variations; Valuations.
  • Management of all day-to-day site operations.
  • Management of sub-contractor activities including tracking progress against schedule and manpower levels. Ensure that there is a weekly minuted meeting with sub-contractor.
  • Management of the company “In Progress” snagging system ensuring that the supervisors return weekly punch lists where applicable.
  • Issue direct labour hours and sub-contractor hours to time administrator for tracking centrally.
  • Attendance at Site Meetings, Internal Project Reviews, Engineering Reviews, Planning and Co-ordination Meetings and Handover Meetings.
  • Close out of all project items including Final Account, O & M Manuals, Punch List, Safety File, QA File, Material and Plant re-locations, Project Plan – all with the support of the site project manager.
  • Upload to the project Filekey system, with the support of the project QS, internal weekly progress report rolled up from project supervisors report. This will highlight progress percentage complete based on WBS codes and any concerns. It should also highlight any risk elements within the control of the company, eg: late deliveries.
  • Issue internal weekly progress report, to the Project Manager, highlighting areas not available, and delays, shortage of design, third party hold ups and percentage. This will be rolled up into the external Project report.
  • Ensure all Sub-contractor documentation including safety documentation is maintained up to date and filed for future reference.
  • Close out of all project items including Final Account, O & M Manuals, Punch List, Safety File, QA File, Material and Plant re-locations, Project Plan – all with the Support of your Project team.
  • Issue weekly safety stats & project labour projections.
  • Hold weekly commercial meetings with the commercial team to ensure all variations are being captured and costs issued to the client.
  • Ensure all KPI’s both internal and external are achieved.
  • Develop and implement company procedures with your team.
  • Ensure change management is handled correctly (Cost & Programme).
  • All other duties associated with this role.


Requirements:

  • A trade background with a third level qualification.
  • Proven record of co-ordinating on projects.
  • A minimum of 3+ years as a Mechanical Engineer.
  • Knowledge Microsoft Word, Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project.
  • Flexible to travel around Ireland if required.


Contact:

If you would like to learn more about the vacancy, apply now, or contact Aaron Gallagher on [email protected] or + 353 61527150.

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Posted
Apr 14, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Associate
Location
Warsaw

Industries

Construction Oil Gas Mining

Categories

Engineering

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