Project Engineer – Applications Opened

McCrory Ltd.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Healthcare package

Annual leave up to 25 days

Job summary

McCrory Ltd. in Folkestone, Kent seeks a Project Engineer with 3–10 years’ UK/Ireland experience to support turnkey building projects across civil, electrical and mechanical disciplines.

You will engage in pre-construction planning, technical spec reviews and post-tender engineering support, reporting to Senior Site Management and SPCE. The role covers site-based engineering, liaising with clients and suppliers, and contributing to quality assurance, drawing control, and handover documentation

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• A Levels in Mathematics (B or higher) and Science (C or higher) plus another subject.
• GCSEs in Mathematics (B or higher), Science (C or higher) and English (B or higher).
• Fluent in English with strong written and spoken communication.
• Full UK/EU driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Current passport with at least six months to expiry.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning and technical support to management, engineers, safety officers and commercial teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet project expectations and budgets.
• Assist pricing specifications for variations and tender opportunities with technical input.
• Coordinate with Principal Designers and Senior Engineers on drawings and QA.
• Support preparation of as-built records, O&M manuals and H&S files.

Skills

English fluency

Communication skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Education

BA (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering

A Level in Mathematics

GCSE Mathematics/Science/English

Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD

BricsCAD

MS Project

Job description

Overview of the Employer

A family run business, trading for over 28 years, McCrory provides Design & Build Principal Contractor construction services to deliver infrastructure improvements for prestige clients in the energy, transport & utilities sectors in the UK and Ireland. Clients have included: Ireland / N. Ireland: The Rail Procurement Agency (RPA), Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann, NI Translink and of Great Britain: Network Rail, National Grid, Affinity Water and the Channel Tunnel Group T/A Eurotunnel.

Overview of Role

Immediately, the successful candidate will be based in Folkestone, Kent and will have a varied range of Project Engineering responsibilities associated with the delivery (including M&E) and miscellaneous project engineering of turnkey building projects for our growing portfolio of current, ongoing and future projects in southeast Kent. Current and future projects include Civil Engineering works, High Voltage Substation provision, High & Low Voltage cable diversions. Reinforced Concrete foundations, Structures and Buildings, Portal Steel frame buildings, Cladding & Roofing, Heavy Duty Reinforced Concrete and tarmac highway pavement finishes, services and utilities diversion and installation, general building, industrial facility and office construction and fitout including full Mechanical & Electrical fitout and various building internal fitout. The ideal applicant will have 3-10 years’ experience working in a similar sector in the UK or Ireland and be familiar with UK based processes, regulations, procedures etc. This role is suitable for postgraduates or junior engineers with 3-5 years’ experience. Other responsibilities for future planned projects will develop in pre-construction planning, technical specification reviews pre & post tender, engineering technical support of the tendering team.

Reports To: Senior Site Management & Senior Project Chartered Engineer (“SPCE”)

Region: GB/England

Project/Site Location: Folkstone, Kent

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Liaise with and support senior management, engineers, safety officers and commercial team to provide quality technical advice and support in the planning and delivery.
• Liaise with various stakeholders on both our side and the Client side to ensure expectations are exceeded.
• Support and liaise with colleagues in the commercial team with technical aspects in the preparation of pricing specifications for variations, value engineering and various tender opportunities.
• Liaise with Principal Designers, Senior Engineers, setting out engineers, temporary works designers and Client Project Managers.
• Provide onsite engineering monitoring, support and vigilance construction detail, in setting out, surveying, identifying & solving problems to reduce non-conformances.
• Liaising with purchasing, suppliers, site management and SPCE to ensure accurate & timely procurement of specified materials.
• Overseeing and / or liaising with various stakeholders to ensure the collation of information, documents, redline drawings, quality assurance, ITP documentation.
• Support the Senior Project Engineers in liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure design specifications are met and relevant quality assurance documentation is captured, filed and shared as appropriate.
• Assist and support the control, distribution and superseding of drawings with support of admin & document control staff.
• Assist with the preparation of as built records, drawings, quality control documentation, H&S file and O&M Manuals.
• Maintenance recording of appropriate quality control documentation & records as appropriate
• Support and assist the preparation and closing out of snag lists at periodic handovers and completion handovers working toward the securing of handover certificates and other relevant documentation.

Additional & Shared Roles and Responsibilities

• Liaising with colleagues as part of the project delivery team, contributing as required to ensure the safe delivery of project to the specifications and budgets while managing risk, operational and delivery constraints.
• Assist and support site management, SPE, and the Directors in annual ISO audits.
• Miscellaneous and various tasks associated with the business day-to-day operations

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Third Level Education: BA (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and management, Building Engineering, similar or equivalent.
• A Level or equivalent in Mathematics (B or higher), 1 x Science (C or higher) and any other A-Level (C or higher).
• GCSE Level in Mathematics (B or higher), 1 x Science (C or higher), English (B or higher) and any other.
• Fluent in English.
• Full Clean (3 points or less) UK/EU Driving Licence with exclusive access to own vehicle.
• Current passport with at least six months to expiry.
• Experienced in MS Excel, MS Outlook, and the MS Windows file system including OneDrive & SharePoint.
• Experienced in the use of Autodesk Autocad or BricsCAD.
• Good Health – Network Rail (ML1) Medical may be conducted.
• Have a good understanding and experience of contemporary professional email communications with a high standard of grammar and punctuation.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written (email) forms.
• Be able to work independently, show initiative and be self-motivated and to work independently and as part of a team with a common goal.
• Have access to own mode of transport to a fixed place of business and reside within a reasonable commuting distance of Folkestone.
• Consideration will be given to equivalent qualification pathways, including vocational and apprenticeship routes.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications and Characteristics

• CSCS UK H&S Test for Managers & Professionals.
• CSCS / CSR / NPORS Site Card
• High level of attendance and punctuality in school and higher education.
• Knowledge and/or experience of MS Project.
• Experience working under NEC3 & NEC4 contracts.
• An ability to listen and learn from highly experienced senior colleagues with an appetite, eagerness and willingness to learn and develop new skills and experience.
• A positive attitude towards delivery with a constructive mindset and appetite to identify, address and solve problems.

Other Additional Information

• Access NI / DBS Checks will be conducted.
• Workplace Medical will be carried out.
• Right to work in the UK required.
• Commencement as soon as possible.
• Access to company pool vehicle for business use.
• Laptop, mobile phone, company fuel & expenses credit card provided.
• Must have been resident in the UK or Ireland for a minimum of 5 years.
• National Security Vetting / Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) will be conducted by the UK Home Office on behalf of the Client for access to high security areas.

Salary & Package

• Negotiable, meeting your expectations, estimated at £55,000 – £65,000 and dependant on CV, Record of Academic Achievement, experience and interview appraisal.
• Overtime available on mutual agreement: Saturday paid at 1.25 and Sundays paid at 1.66 rate.

Working Hours

47.5 hrs (Monday to Friday 07.30am to 17.30pm).

Employee Benefits

• Excluding Statutory Bank Holidays, minimum 21 Days annual holiday, incrementing up to 25 Days incrementing annually, after 2 consecutive years of service)
• Annual leave entitlement is 21 days per year, excluding statutory bank holidays. Following two consecutive years of service, entitlement increases incrementally by one day per year, reaching a maximum of 25 days after five years’ service.
• Guaranteed annual minimum, 2%, maximum 5% salary scale,
• Guaranteed Christmas Bonus minimum 1%, maximum 5% of salary,
• Company Healthcare package
• Employee Referral Scheme up to £500.

Deadline for Applicants

Sunday 15/11/2026 at 17:00 GMT

Additional Information

Applicants must be in good health and able to meet occupational or site-specific medical requirements, which may include a pre-employment medical assessment and compliance with relevant health and safety policies, including random or for-cause drug and alcohol screening.

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate an unrestricted right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not available for this position.
• We do not accept CVs or applications from recruitment agencies or anyone other than direct applicants presenting on their own behalf. Any CVs received without prior agreement will be treated as a gift with no fee or obligation arising.