Civils Section Engineer

Ferrovial Services Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Construction is seeking a Civils Section Engineer to manage a section of Heathrow Airport works, delivering projects safely, on time and to the client’s specifications.

You will lead multiple work packages, coordinate with the commercial team, site engineers and subcontractors, and ensure quality records, ITPs and RAMS are maintained.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example in promoting a strong culture of health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Supervise subcontractors, Site Engineers, Assistant Engineers and the workforce, ensuring all parties understand and adhere to approved RAMS and construction methodologies.
• Review and verify setting out activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
• Support and mentor engineers, ensuring responsibilities such as material testing, quality records, task briefings and inspections are completed effectively.
• Maintain high standards of engineering records, including survey documentation and site diaries.
• Attend and, where required, chair coordination meetings with stakeholders, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Ensure drawings, specifications and 3D model information are complete, accurate and suitable for construction, raising requests for information in a timely manner to avoid programme delays.
• Ensure Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) are completed and digitally recorded in accordance with project and contractual requirements.

Job description

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is also leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport. Ferrovial shares trade under the ticker symbol FER on two stock markets: Nasdaq in the U.S. (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Ferrovial is included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track‑record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high‑speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence:Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross‑business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting‑edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

Civils Section Engineer

Location: Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport

Ferrovial Construction has been working at Heathrow Airport for over 12 years delivering some of the most complex infrastructure projects to high quality, safety and environmental standards. We have focused on design and build projects with a mix of contractual arrangements. This has enabled us to refine our management procedures in response to Heathrow’s Employers Requirements and Ferrovial Construction own internal management systems.

Since joining Heathrow’s framework, Ferrovial Construction has delivered a variety of airside and landside projects across the whole airport. For example, we have delivered new taxiways and rehabilitated existing taxiways and the southern runway. We have also redeveloped sterile and grass areas and replaced critical assets, such as fire main, fuel main and HV ducts. We are currently working alongside Heathrow to rehabilitate assets with expired design life’s and plan for a future runway resurfacing project. We are constantly designing and planning our works around critical assets and engaging with different key stakeholders in order to deliver Heathrow value for money.

The Role:

The Civils Section Engineer is responsible for managing a section of the construction works to ensure successful project delivery in line with client requirements, programme objectives, and business targets, while maintaining the highest standards of health and safety, quality, environmental compliance, and cost control.

The role involves overseeing multiple work packages and construction activities, ensuring they are delivered safely, efficiently, to specification, and in accordance with the agreed programme, while maximising commercial performance.

Working closely with the Commercial team, Site Engineers, Surveyors, and wider project stakeholders, the Civils Section Engineer will coordinate and drive project delivery, ensuring client expectations are consistently met or exceeded throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead by example in promoting a strong culture of health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Supervise subcontractors, Site Engineers, Assistant Engineers and the workforce, ensuring all parties understand and adhere to approved RAMS and construction methodologies.
• Review and verify setting out activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
• Support and mentor engineers, ensuring responsibilities such as material testing, quality records, task briefings and inspections are completed effectively.
• Maintain high standards of engineering records, including survey documentation and site diaries.
• Attend and, where required, chair coordination meetings with stakeholders, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Ensure drawings, specifications and 3D model information are complete, accurate and suitable for construction, raising requests for information in a timely manner to avoid programme delays.
• Ensure Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) are completed and digitally recorded in accordance with project and contractual requirements.