Senior Project Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead planning and delivery of temporary works and enabling packages on a nationally significant heritage project. You will coordinate design, subcontractors and site teams to ensure safe, on-time completion within a restricted live environment, while upholding historic preservation standards. You’ll drive programme certainty, manage interfaces across engineering, operations and commercial teams, and champion innovative methods that improve construction outcomes. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape a landmark restoration and its long-term legacy.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• comprehensive benefits package
• structured professional development
• chartership support
• clear pathways for career progression
• collaborative and inclusive working environment

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of temporary works, structural modifications and logistical activities
• End-to-end delivery of cut-and-carve, enabling works packages with programme, quality and cost control
• Coordinate design consultants, specialist subcontractors, temporary works designers and site teams
• Develop and maintain detailed construction programmes and mitigate risks
• Ensure temporary works are compliant with statutory and project requirements
• Interface between engineering, operations and commercial teams
• Manage stakeholder relationships across client, consultant and contractor organisations
• Oversee technical reviews, design coordination meetings and engineering workshops
• Monitor project risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Review engineering proposals and sequencing plans
• Drive health, safety and environmental culture across workstreams
• Ensure heritage, conservation and planning compliance
• Support procurement and monitor specialist subcontractor performance
• Prepare progress reports for senior leadership and project stakeholders
• Champion innovation to improve methodologies and outcomes

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or related discipline
• Experience delivering complex construction or civil/structural projects
• Experience managing temporary works and complex logistical activities
• Track record in cut-and-carve, refurbishment, structural alteration or heritage projects
• Excellent project and stakeholder management skills
• Strong understanding of design coordination and construction methodologies
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and subcontractors
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong commercial awareness and project controls understanding
• ICE membership at IEng/CEng or equivalent
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practice

• collaborative
• solutions-focused
• excellent communication
• temporary works coordination
• design coordination meetings
• construction methodologies

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