Steam Projects Team Leader

Functional area:  Service
Country:  UK - United Kingdom
City:  Northumberland
Company name:  Atlas Copco Ltd
Date of posting:  Sep 2, 2025

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Your role

 

Your mission as Steam Projects Team Leader will be to aid the execution of sound technical steam solutions across multiple industry sectors – with focus on:

  • Identifying customer requirements & tailoring bespoke solutions to fit that criteria.
  • Ensure customer satisfaction with sound service & breakdown strategies.

The Steam projects team leader will be working with the project team to deliver rental boiler packages across UK & Ireland. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of project execution from initial site survey, all the way through to aftercare.

 Key responsibilities:

  • Conduct site surveys, when required to ascertain technical requirements of any potential rental solution.
  • Contribute to the design phase of the project.
    • Steam pipework
    • Boiler feed water pipework
    • Selection of suitable boilers
  • Manage & arrange the commissioning activities prior to customer handover.
  • Work alongside and liaise with third party companies in the delivery and support of projects.
  • Ensure that all equipment complies with PSSR regulations.
  • Maintain regular customer contact to establish requirements and ensure a high standard of customer service is delivered at all times.
  • Maintain the spares management system.
  • Provide technical support to the sales and service team during the tendering phase.
  • Manage the team of steam field engineers.
  • To work alongside and collaborate with other Atlas Copco business colleagues to effectively promote Atlas Copco products and services.

To succeed, you will need

  • Previous project and commissioning engineering experience, preferably relative to steam boilers
  • Experience with Weishaupt & Driezler burners would be advantageous.
  • Strong HSE track record.
  • Experience with pipework, hose work & associated ancillaries.
  • Technical support relative to steam boilers.
  • The ability to read P & ID as well as Electrical schematics.

Knowledge

Good technical & theoretical knowledge of steam boilers & subsequent sub-systems.

Knowledge of shell/tube steam boilers is crucial 

Good report writing skills and troubleshooting / fault finding.

Broad engineering knowledge across a number of subject matters.

Knowledge of PSSR2000 & PED statutes.

An understanding of piping standards.

Good IT skills and competences. Experienced user of the Office 365 suite. AutoCAD experience would be beneficial

Educational requirements

Possess a recognised qualification in a mechanical or electrical discipline.

BOAS Cat 2 & IGAS 3 would be advantageous.

Personality requirements

Competency is more than ever a combination of knowledge, experience and attitude. Key behaviours of our candidate are:

  • Good organisational skills are imperative to being a success at Atlas Copco Rental. The ability to multitask a number of tasks, across a number of different projects really is key in this role.
  • A team player and natural diplomat who interacts and unites team members, customers, all stakeholders
  • A methodical and structured achiever who can plan, organize, prioritize, assess, adapt and deliver the promise
  • A resilient person who can cope with change in an ever faster moving digital landscape and who can spread this attitude of self-sufficiency 
  • An innovative “there is always a better way" person with a positive, flexible and responsive mindset who embraces and promotes the digital transformation
  • Open-minded with a global mindset, curious to understand and learn new perspectives
  • A person who complies with our DNA => Commitment – Interaction – Innovation

In return, we offer

  • Culture of trust and accountability
  • Lifelong learning and career growth
  • Innovation powered by people
  • Comprehensive compensation and benefits
  • Health and well-being

Job location


This role is fully remote with regular travel. 

Contact information

 Talent Acquisition Team: April Harbour

 

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