Project Engineer

Overview

In this role you will provide technical assurance across a major UK infrastructure programme, shaping design and construction deliverables. You will work with cross‑discipline teams to ensure compliance with standards, procedures and regulatory requirements.

You will lead and review assurance activities, audits and evidence for key project gates, and provide specialist engineering guidance to contractors. You will promote best practice, drive safe, cost‑effective solutions, and support leadership in statutory and contractual responsibilities.

This is a high‑impact role in a complex, safety‑critical environment that values collaboration and clear technical communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assurance across project delivery and gate evidence
• Ensure designs and construction comply with standards and project requirements
• Lead assurance reviews, audits and spot-checks of contractor deliverables
• Offer specialist engineering guidance to contractors and respond to technical queries
• Support senior leadership on statutory/contractual (CDM) duties
• Promote best practice and innovative, efficient engineering solutions
• Collaborate with technical specialists to develop practical mitigation and system integration plans
• Manage competing technical priorities, stakeholders, cost and programme while prioritising safety and quality
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the role

Key requirements

• Significant experience delivering or assuring engineering on major projects or programmes
• Strong complex problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proven technical leadership within an engineering discipline
• Excellent technical communication and stakeholder-management abilities
• Knowledge of UK construction regulations including CDM requirements
• Understanding of regulatory and legislative frameworks
• Strong commercial awareness including cost and programme considerations
• Chartered Engineer status, professional membership, or equivalent experience
• problem-solving
• stakeholder-management
• clear technical communication
• engineering assurance across design and construction
• CDM and UK construction regulations
• regulatory and industry standards compliance

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