Engineering Project Manager

4Front Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Cash plan

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to work

25 days holiday + birthday off

Job summary

4Front Recruitment is seeking a Project Engineering Manager for a flagship hyperscale data centre project in West London. You will lead the engineering function, provide technical oversight and ensure safety, compliance and high-quality design delivery across complex construction activities.

In this senior role, you will drive governance, constructability reviews and continuous improvement while collaborating with design, construction and package teams to mitigate technical risks and deliver

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading engineering functions on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience working for a main contractor and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of engineering governance, technical assurance and quality management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the project, ensuring safe, compliant engineering activities.
• Oversee engineering governance, assurance and design delivery.
• Drive buildability improvements and proactive risk management across engineering packages.
• Lead collaboration with design, construction and package delivery teams to achieve right-first-time delivery.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Main contractor experience

Multidisciplinary teams

Engineering governance

Quality management

Buildability reviews

Design management & risk

Data centre/mission critical exposure

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

CSCS Manager Card

Job description

Salary: £80,000 to £90,000 + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Sector: High Tech Construction | Data Centres | Defence | Energy

Job Type: Permanent | Full Time | Site Based

Do you enjoy leading engineering excellence on major construction projects?

If you're an experienced Project Engineering Manager who thrives on technical leadership, engineering governance and delivering projects to the very highest standards, this could be your next opportunity.

My client is a specialist design and build contractor delivering complex projects across the data centre, defence and energy sectors. Their reputation has been built on technical excellence, innovation and delivering projects where quality and engineering assurance are fundamental to success.

They are now looking for a Project Engineering Manager to join a flagship hyperscale data centre development in West London, leading the engineering function across one of the UK's most technically demanding construction projects.

The Opportunity

This is a senior leadership role where you\'ll provide technical oversight across the project, ensuring engineering activities are delivered safely, compliantly and in accordance with approved designs, contractual requirements and industry best practice.

You'll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, oversee engineering governance, drive technical assurance and work closely with design, construction and package delivery teams to ensure engineering risks are identified early and managed effectively.

You'll also play a key role in improving buildability, challenging engineering solutions, managing quality assurance and driving a culture of continuous improvement across the project.

If you're passionate about engineering excellence and enjoy influencing projects at a strategic level while remaining close to project delivery, this is an outstanding opportunity.

We\'re Looking for Someone Who Has

• Significant experience leading engineering functions on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• A strong background working for a main contractor.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of engineering governance, technical assurance and quality management.
• Experience leading buildability and constructability reviews.
• A thorough understanding of design management, engineering compliance and technical risk.
• Experience within data centres, mission critical, defence, energy, industrial or other technically complex construction environments would be highly desirable.
• A degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, together with a CSCS Manager Card. Chartered Engineer status, NEC contract experience and Temporary Works experience would be advantageous.

We\'re looking for someone who can provide technical leadership, challenge engineering decisions where required and ensure projects are delivered right first time.

What\'s on Offer

• Private healthcare and cash plan
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off

This is an opportunity to join a growing contractor delivering some of the UK\'s most technically advanced construction projects, where you\'ll influence engineering strategy, lead high-performing teams and play a key role in the successful delivery of major programmes.

If you\'re looking for your next Project Engineering Manager opportunity and want to lead engineering on projects that genuinely push technical boundaries, I\'d love to hear from you.