Senior Engineer

VolkerWessels UK; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick, part of VolkerWessels UK, is delivering the Sturty Link Road project in Canterbury. We seek a Senior Engineer to lead engineering duties on-site and ensure the engineering team delivers on time and to quality.

You will produce RAMS, temporary works briefs, ITPs, weekly progress and planning updates, NCRs, TQs and Early Warnings, reporting to a Site Agent. A Civil Engineering degree and 3 years site experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of varied site experience in Civil Engineering.
• Knowledge and understanding of construction management.
• Business Awareness.
• Effective use of Initiative.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all engineering duties and ensuring engineers under your control complete theirs.
• Produce RAMS, temporary works briefs, ITPs, weekly progress and planning updates, NCRs, TQs and Early Warnings.
• Role based on-site and reports to a Site Agent.

Skills

On-site leadership

Civil engineering experience

Initiative

Communication

Education

MEng/BEngFoundation Degree/BTEC/Degree in Civil Engineering

Foundation Degree

BTEC

Degree in Civil Engineering

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 an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Engineer to play an integral part of delivering our project at Sturty Link Road in Canterbury.

The project will consist of a 550-metre-long road and a 250-meter viaduct to be built over the Great Stour River and the railway line from Canterbury to Ramsgate.

As the Senior Engineer you will be responsible for all engineering duties and ensuring the engineers under their control complete theirs. You will also produce RAMS, temporary works briefs, ITP's, weekly progress and planning updates, NCR's, TQs and Early Warnings. The role will be based on-site and will report to a Site Agent.

About you

• MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of varied site experience in Civil Engineering
• Knowledge and understanding of construction management
• Business Awareness
• Effective use of Initiative

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, recognizing 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
• 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.

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

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.