Senior Engineer

VolkerWessels UK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Flexible working opportunities

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick, part of VolkerWessels UK, is seeking a Senior Engineer/CRE-C for the Southern Renewals Enterprise. The role is based in Gravesend, covering Kent-route earthworks, with opportunity to advance to CRE status for experienced candidates.

Ideal candidates will have rail/earthworks experience, an engineering degree, and proven on-site leadership, safety focus and contract awareness.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering (MEng/BEng/Foundation/Degree in Civil Engineering).
• Experience as CRE & TWC in Rail, Civil Groundworks or Structures projects.
• Mentoring and managing engineers and subcontractors on site.
• Strong health, safety and contract-understanding on site.

Responsibilities

• Lead CRE-C responsibilities within Rail/earthworks projects.
• Mentor Project and Assistant Engineers and manage direct/subcontract works.
• Coordinate Civils scope from design to construction and interface with other disciplines.
• Write tender scope and technical Civils specifications.

Skills

Mentoring Project Engineers

Managing subcontractors

Health & Safety on site

Contract understanding

Interface management

Education

MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

PTS

CSCS

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Engineer / CRE-C to join the Southern Renewals Enterprise.

The role will be based from our office in Gravesend, working within our Earthworks team and covering schemes predominantly across the Kent route.

This presents an excellent opportunity for an existing CRE-C to transition into their next challenge, or for someone with extensive rail/earthworks engineering experience to work towards CRE status.

About you

• MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Experience in undertaking the role as CRE & TWC within a Rail, Civil Engineering Groundworks or Structures environment
• Mentoring Project and Assistant Engineers
• Managing direct and subcontract works
• Ensuring the highest standards of Health & Safety are maintained on site
• Good understanding of contracts and providing support to the commercial team in managing costs and maximising engineering efficiencies.
• Managing the integration of the Civils scope of work from the design, into the construction stage and managing the interfaces with other disciplines on the project.
• Writing tender scope, technical specifications for Civils engineering works
• PTS
• CSCS

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.