Senior Engineer - Construction Engineering & Assurance
Location: Southwark / predominantly site-based
Rate: £529 per day umbrella
Contract: 6-month contract
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Engineer - Construction Engineering & Assurance to support a major London Underground upgrade programme. This is a predominantly site-based role, providing construction engineering expertise across a range of civil engineering assets and ensuring works are delivered safely, to the required standards and in line with contractual requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide construction engineering and assurance input across the project lifecycle.
- Lead and support construction quality assurance, including surveillance, supervision and inspections.
- Review and manage design submissions coming into site.
- Provide technical input on constructability, construction methods and temporary works.
- Act as, or support, the NEC Supervisor where required.
- Ensure construction activities comply with relevant standards, procedures, specifications and contractual requirements.
- Apply a risk-based approach to construction assurance and quality.
- Work closely with contractors, designers and wider engineering teams to resolve technical issues.
- Support the safe delivery of complex multidisciplinary construction activities.
- Provide technical advice and professional engineering judgement to project stakeholders.
About You
- Significant experience working as a Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC).
- Strong civil engineering site experience across a range of assets, such as steel, concrete, buildings and earthworks.
- Experience managing and reviewing design submissions on site.
- Experience in construction assurance, inspection, supervision or quality assurance.
- Knowledge of relevant construction legislation, technical standards and industry best practice.
- Understanding of temporary works, constructability and construction risk management.
- Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution, working towards membership, or demonstrable equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Experience within a railway or other safety-critical environment would be highly desirable.
Desirable Qualifications
- CSCS
- SMSTS
- Membership of, or progression towards membership of, a recognised engineering institution.