Project Engineer

Salary: £42,000 – £54,000 per year

This challenging and exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer requires an individual with a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in the facilitation and planned co-ordination of sites and projects from within the earthworks, enabling works or remediation sectors.

Our client has built a reputation for providing their clients with a professional and quality service across many difficult and fast track projects for both the public and private sectors, and is fully aware of the significant challenges and issues associated with all areas of the construction industry. They believe in growing their business in a progressive and sustainable manner, respecting their community and the environment. They will communicate effectively with their clients, engage their staff and operate their business with the utmost integrity at all times.

Due to the company’s continued ambitious growth plans and a significant forward order workload of contracts, our client wishes to appoint a Project Engineer to support all site based project activities and take responsibility for the smooth and timely procurement and availability and movement of resources, including plant, labour, materials, and sub-contractors etc. The successful candidate will assist the Project Managers and lead operational teams to ensure that they deliver all works to client specifications and project scopes, whilst always adhering to safety, quality and budgetary requirements.

The Role

• Responsible for the facilitation and assistance with project, site and construction activities, which are undertaken by both direct labour and subcontract resources
• Maintaining safety, quality, environmental and technical standards at site level
• Coordination and programming of resources at site level and liaison with the Project Managers as required to ensure the safe, profitable and timely delivery of all works
• Commercial and contractual awareness for the defined scope of project works
• Managing client, customer and third-party relationships or queries

The Person

• You will be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the earthworks, enabling works or remediation sectors, and possess a good knowledge of site and – or project requirements associated with these fields
• Experience of site auditing and site safety management
• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, coupled with team working – leadership and time management abilities
• Knowledge and skills are required to directly co-ordinate some of the more complex sites in addition to a more mobile role
• Management of sites, along with work and resource scheduling at site level
• A good understanding of traffic management and HSEQ compliance at site level

A highly attractive permanent salary and full benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with longevity of work given the company’s commitment to future growth and a forward order workload over the next five years.