Senior Engineer

VolkerWessels UK; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee training & development

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance

Job summary

VolkerStevin, part of VolkerWessels UK, is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer to join a major project in Chesterfield. You will own technical delivery and engineering control, working closely with site teams to ensure safety, quality and timely delivery of critical infrastructure works.

You will lead on-site engineering activities, coordinate multiple interfaces, and apply your experience in major infrastructure or energy projects while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• A Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience at Senior Engineer level on major infrastructure, energy or substation projects.
• CSCS accreditation.
• Strong knowledge of engineering controls, setting out and QA processes.
• Experience using AutoCAD, digital document control systems and Microsoft 365.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical interfaces and drive issues to completion.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the technical delivery and engineering control of key civil engineering work packages.
• Work with Site Agents, Sub Agents, supervisors and project teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality construction activities.
• Lead engineering activities on site and resolve technical challenges.
• Contribute to the delivery of major infrastructure projects in a collaborative delivery team.

Skills

Degree / HNC in Civil Engineering

CSCS accreditation

AutoCAD

Digital document control

Microsoft 365

Quality assurance

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Driving licence

Education

Degree, HNC or equivalent in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft 365

Digital document control systems

Job description

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Through our specialist energy division, VolkerEnergy, we play a key role in delivering major electricity transmission and substation projects that help power the UK's future.

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Through our specialist energy division, VolkerEnergy, we play a key role in delivering major electricity transmission and substation projects that help power the UK's future.

We are now looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to join our team on a major project in Chesterfield, supporting the successful delivery of critical infrastructure works in a fast-paced and technically challenging environment.

As a Senior Engineer, you will take ownership of the technical delivery and engineering control of key civil engineering work packages. Working closely with Site Agents, Sub Agents, supervisors and project teams, you will ensure construction activities are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in a significant infrastructure project while working within a collaborative and experienced delivery team.

About you

You will be a motivated and technically strong engineering professional with experience delivering major civil engineering, energy or infrastructure projects. You will be confident leading engineering activities on site, solving technical challenges and maintaining high standards of safety, quality and performance.

To be successful, you should have:

• A Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience operating at Senior Engineer level on major infrastructure, energy or substation projects.
• Appropriate CSCS or EUSR CSCS accreditation.
• Strong knowledge of engineering controls, setting out and quality assurance processes.
• Experience using AutoCAD, digital document control systems and Microsoft 365.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to coordinate multiple technical interfaces and drive issues through to completion.

Highly desirable experience includes:

• Working within live 132kV, 275kV or 400kV substation environments.
• SMSTS or SSSTS certification.
• NEC3/NEC4 contract awareness.
• Temporary Works Coordinator or Temporary Works Supervisor competence.
• Knowledge of lifting operations and construction logistics.

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?

VolkerStevin 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, VolkerStevin 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 salary
• 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
• Flexible working opportunities 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

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.