Senior Engineer

Cunningham Contracts Ltd; Skellefteå kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Accommodation Support

Travel Support

Company Pension

Employee Wellbeing

Job summary

Cunningham seeks aSenior Engineer to join our high-performing team in Skelleftea, Sweden. You will support the Site Manager, liaise with consultants and subcontractors, and ensure packages meet specifications, timeframes and budgets.

Ideal candidates have extensive site engineering experience on large projects in Europe, particularly Data Centres/Pharma/Life Sciences, and a solid understanding of UK/Irish construction standards.

Qualifications

• A higher-level qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• 5-10 years’ experience in a Site Engineering role on construction projects, with a proven track record on large scale projects.
• Experience in Europe working in Data Centres/Pharma/Life Sciences is Desirable

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager in leading the construction of the allocated project.
• Build strong working relationships with the Engineering team and sub-contractors.
• Ensure project packages meet agreed specifications, budgets and timescales.
• Liaise with clients, sub-contractors and other professional staff, especially Q.S. and the Project Manager.
• Engage all project team members to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with Commercial team and internal stakeholders as required.
• Record and review progress against time, quality, and quantity.

Skills

Technical competence

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Job description

Senior Engineer

We are Cunningham. Founded in 2006, Cunningham is one of the UK's and Europe's leading construction companies. With extensive operations across multiple markets, we have built a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and safety, delivering successful projects through a proactive, collaborative approach.

Our expertise spans a diverse range of sectors, including Mission Critical & Life Sciences, Education, Healthcare, Fit Out, Residential, and Civils & Structural projects.

Today, Cunningham employs more than 280 professionals across offices in Ireland, Germany, and the UK. Working in partnership with our clients, we unlock the full potential of every project, transforming ambitious visions into successful outcomes while creating exciting opportunities for our people.

At Cunningham you will be given the opportunity to excel in your career. Our people set us apart, and that’s why we invest in your journey from day one. Your expertise, ambition, and commitment will be recognised and rewarded as you build a successful career with us.

We are currently seeking an experienced and talented Senior Engineer to join our high performing team.

REPORTING TO: Contracts Manager

LOCATION: Skelleftea, Sweden

CONTRACT TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

Role Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager in helping to lead the construction of the allocated project.
• Build strong working relationships with the Engineering team and sub-contractors.
• Ensuring project packages meet agreed specifications, budgets and/or timescales.
• Liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, especially Quantity Surveyors and the overall Project Manager.
• Engage all members of the project team to ensure projects are delivered on time.
• Liaising with the Commercial team and other internal stakeholders as and when required.
• Assisting in managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions, and quantity.
• Assisting in the recording and testing of workmanship and materials, i.e., drainage, concrete, piling, brickwork etc.
• Providing engineering support to ensure technical problems are overcome and technical queries are answered.
• Responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances
• Regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks ensuring that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly.
• Ensuring workforce understand setting out information has been identified as suitable for the type of work being carried out.
• Responsible for providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the works.
• Checking technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctly.
• Supervising the work of all subcontracting firms carrying out works on site.
• Engaging and liaising with utility providers / co-ordinating on site, ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Preparing site reports and all other required documentation.
• Taking a proactive approach to managing Health and Safety on site.
• Ensuring that health and safety and sustainability policies and legislation are adhered to at all times.
• Coordinating and supervising temporary works as required.
• Implementing a regime of test and inspection plans for all works on site.

The Candidate

Qualifications & Experience

• A higher-level qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• 5-10 years’ experience in a Site Engineering role on construction projects, with a proven track record on large scale projects
• Experience in Europe working in Data Centres/Pharma/Life Sciences is Desirable

Skills & Attributes

• Possess in-depth knowledge of Irish/UK construction standards.
• Ability to liaise with Commercial & Contracts team when dealing with internal stakeholders and client’s representatives while on site, including attendance at meetings.
• Technically competent.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Process orientated and strong attention to detail
• Effective problem-solving skills

Additional information

• All candidates must have the Right to Work in the EU at the time of application. Proof of this will be required for any candidate who is successful in the role.
• This role will at time to time, require working in other locations, including construction sites or at client offices. A degree of flexibility is therefore required.

Benefits

As part of the Cunningham team, you will be offered the following employee benefits in addition to your market leading salary:

• Attractive Annual Leave
• Accommodation Support
• Travel Support
  
• Company maternity / paternity pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing Events
• Company Occupational Health
• Social Events
• Team Development Days
• Ongoing Training & Development
• Bespoke career pathways
• Support for Chartership Pathways
• Professional Membership Support
• Branded clothing

Cunningham is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.