Senior Project Engineer - Civil

Description

• Champion health, safety, quality, and continuous improvement throughout project delivery.
• Contribute to business development by supporting tender preparation, proposals, and client presentations.
• Provide strong leadership to engineers, designers, and site supervision staff, fostering a culture of accountability, safety, and technical excellence.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring effective collaboration between civil, structural, electrical, environmental, and geotechnical disciplines.
• Monitor on-site activities to ensure compliance with design intent, safety standards, and environmental best practice.
• Prepare and review technical design documentation, specifications, and tender submissions.
• Administer and manage contracts including variations, progress reporting, and cost control.
• Ensure full compliance with UK regulations, including the CDM 2015 Regulations and Principal Designer responsibilities where applicable.
• Lead and manage the delivery of civil and structural elements of substation projects, including site development, access roads, drainage, foundations, and control buildings.
• Develop and maintain project programmes, budgets, and risk registers to achieve time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, utilities, and contractors, ensuring clear communication and proactive stakeholder management.

Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng/MEng or Equivalent)
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage budgets and financial reporting.
• Strong technical knowledge of civil and structural design standards, reinforced concrete foundations, and substation site development.
• Proficiency in project management software such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Solid understanding of contract administration under NEC, FIDIC, or similar forms of contract.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with professional body (or working toward chartership).
• Experience delivering projects through all stages — from feasibility and design to construction and handover.
• You will have an agile and “Can Do” mindset.
• Minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in civil design and project management of substations, power infrastructure, or similar civil works.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance