Project Engineer – Civil Engineering

Overview

As a Project Engineer, you contribute to a major UK infrastructure programme by coordinating civil engineering information through design, construction and handover. You work with contractors, designers and experts to resolve queries, review evidence and support approvals of completed assets. You’ll operate under a Senior Project Engineer to deliver across bridges, earthworks, highways diversions and related assets. This office-based role in Birmingham offers site travel and a potential move into railway systems as the programme evolves. You will help drive safe, timely delivery and demonstrate how engineering decisions affect cost and schedule.

Pay / Benefits

• 55,500 – 65,600 package
• 12% pension
• Career Development
• Hybrid – office-based with site travel
• Birmingham Snow Hill office location
• opportunity to move into railway systems team

Responsibilities

• Support a Senior Project Engineer across civil engineering assets and work packages
• Coordinate technical queries and information between contractors, designers and subject matter experts
• Review design and construction evidence against project requirements
• Support assurance reviews and the documentation for approval and handover to railway systems teams
• Attend risk reduction meetings and coordinate input from technical specialists
• Support CDM-related activities and health and safety file reviews

Key requirements

• Civil engineering background with experience in design coordination, technical assurance, compliance or handover
• Experience on infrastructure or major construction projects involving assets such as bridges, earthworks or highways
• Ability to coordinate information and communicate with multidisciplinary teams
• Understanding of construction safety and CDM requirements
• Awareness of how engineering decisions affect cost and programme
• Comfortable reviewing technical documentation and using IT systems
• Consultancy, contractor or client-side experience considered
• Previous rail experience not essential

• Strong communication and coordination across multidisciplinary teams
• Proactive problem solving and risk awareness
• Attention to safety and CDM compliance
• Design coordination
• Technical assurance
• Handover and documentation for asset approval

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