Senior Engineer

FM Conway; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Company pension and life assurance

Healthcare and company bonus

Cycle to work scheme

Training and career development

Internal progression opportunities

Discounts via Rewarding Great People

Job summary

FM Conway is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer to join our Structures Business Unit in Paddington. You will support maintenance programmes across London boroughs, deliver inspections and structural design, and provide technical advice on urgent issues.

You will work with clients and colleagues to plan inspections, prepare cost plans, and produce clear technical reports, while ensuring health and safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• A BEng in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• CEng membership with ICE or IStructE, or working towards MIStructE/MICE.
• Experience with Local Authority structural maintenance regimes.
• Knowledge of Eurocodes.
• Experience using BridgeStation or willingness to learn.
• Competence in AutoCAD and MS Office (Excel/Word).
• Excellent communication and ability to produce clear technical reports.
• Good understanding of health and safety, incl. working at height and confined spaces where required.
• Commercial awareness, costs/invoicing and project performance.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative approach with clients, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of structural maintenance programmes across our Structures team.
• Plan and deliver GI and PI inspections of highway structures, including bridges and related assets.
• Produce annual inspection programmes and cost plans for Local Authority clients.
• Complete inspections and record findings using BridgeStation, per LoBEG specs.
• Respond to USA requirements, investigating incidents such as vehicle strikes or damage.
• Produce technical investigation reports and recommend repair or reinstatement options with costs.
• Investigate damage to basement vaults and provide technical advice.
• Assess abnormal load applications against structure capacities and advise on routes.
• Undertake non-complex structural design for highway improvement schemes.
• Produce Bills of Quantities and bar bending schedules where required.
• Administer Technical Approval (TA) applications in line with highway rules.
• Meet with clients to discuss programmes, costs, and technical requirements.
• Prepare monthly contract reports and monitor costs, forecasts and P&L.
• Monitor KPI targets across maintenance and scheme works.
• Prepare accurate technical reports with minimal supervision.
• Work with clients and stakeholders to resolve technical issues.
• Support other projects and occasional out-of-hours work.

Skills

Excellent communication

Health and safety awareness

Commercial awareness

Independent working

Collaborative approach

Full UK driving licence

Education

BEng in Civil Engineering or equivalent

CEng membership of ICE or IStructE (or working towards MIStructE/MICE)

Tools

BridgeStation

AutoCAD

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Job description

At FM Conway, our Senior Engineers play a key role in keeping London's infrastructure safe, resilient and fit for the future. Combining technical expertise with practical problem-solving, you'll help deliver engineering solutions across a range of highway structures and maintenance schemes.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to join our Structures Business Unit, working within our Maintenance and Schemes team. Based at our Paddington office, you'll support structural maintenance programmes across Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, with opportunities to support other Local Authorities and TfL.

This is a varied role covering structural inspections, assessments, design, technical approvals and providing engineering advice on urgent structural issues.

As our Senior Engineer, you will:

• Support the delivery of structural maintenance programmes across our Structures team
• Plan and deliver General Inspections (GI) and Principal Inspections (PI) of highway structures, including bridges, underpasses, footbridges, retaining walls, river walls, pipe subways and pedestrian subways.
• Produce annual inspection programmes and cost plans for Local Authority clients.
• Complete inspections and record findings using BridgeStation, in line with London Bridge Engineering Group (LoBEG) specifications.
• Respond to Urgent Structure Advice (USA) requirements, investigating incidents such as vehicle strikes, structural damage and carriageway collapses.
• Produce technical investigation reports and recommend suitable repair or reinstatement options, including costs.
• Investigate damage to basement vaults supporting public highways and provide technical advice.
• Assess abnormal load applications against highway structure capacities and advise on alternative routes where required.
• Undertake non-complex structural design for highway improvement schemes, including signposts, foundations, lighting columns and basement vault sub-structures.
• Produce Bills of Quantities and bar bending schedules where required.
• Administer Technical Approval (TA) applications in line with highway structures requirements.
• Meet with clients to discuss programmes, costs, technical issues and project requirements.
• Prepare monthly contract reports and work with Operations Managers on costs, forecasts and profit and loss.
• Monitor KPI targets across maintenance and scheme works.
• Prepare accurate technical reports with minimal supervision.
• Work with clients, operational teams and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues.
• Support other projects and business requirements, including occasional out-of-hours and night work.

You’ll ideally have:

We're looking for an experienced Senior Engineer with a strong understanding of highway structures and structural maintenance, alongside experience in inspections, technical reporting and structural design.

You’ll ideally have worked within structural maintenance programmes and the public sector, with experience of construction projects and structural design involving reinforced concrete, steel structures and foundations.

You’ll also bring:

• A BEng in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• CEng membership of ICE or IStructE, or be working towards professional membership such as MICE or MIStructE.
• Experience working with Local Authority structural maintenance regimes.
• Knowledge of Eurocodes.
• Experience using BridgeStation, or the ability to learn the system through training.
• Competence in AutoCAD and strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to produce clear technical reports.
• A good understanding of health and safety, including working at height and in confined spaces where required.
• Commercial awareness, including costs, invoicing and project performance.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• A collaborative approach to working with clients, colleagues and stakeholders.
• A full UK driving licence, as travel to FM Conway and customer locations is required.

Why join FM Conway?

At FM Conway, your expertise can make a genuine difference to the infrastructure around us. You'll have opportunities to develop your technical skills, gain experience across a range of structures and progress your career alongside experienced engineering and operational teams.

Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll receive:

• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension and life assurance
• Healthcare and company bonus
• Car allowance
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Ongoing training and career development
• Cycle to work scheme
• Internal progression opportunities
• Shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform
• Health and wellbeing support, including 24-hour advice lines and access to our Mental Health First Aiders

FM Conway works across London's and the South East's highways structures and infrastructure, delivering refurbishment, improvement, heritage maintenance and repair schemes.

Our projects include some of the capital's most recognisable structures, such as Hammersmith Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Tower Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Greenford Flyover and the Marble Arch Still Water Illumination project.

As part of our Structures Division, you’ll work across a varied portfolio of highway structures, build strong client relationships and contribute to projects that support the safety and resilience of London's infrastructure.

If you’re an experienced Structural Engineer looking for varied technical challenges and the opportunity to develop your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Join our family. Build your future. Shape the infrastructure of tomorrow.

FM Conway is required to verify the right to work in the UK for all successful candidates. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks.

Please note that FM Conway is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must therefore have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship from FM Conway, either now or in the future.

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.

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