Civil Project Engineer

Birmingham (B1) – Hybrid working available

Permanent

One of our key clients has an urgent requirement for a Civil Project Engineer to be based at their offices in Birmingham on a permanent basis (Hybrid Working available with 1-3 days in the office). This is a great opportunity to join a specialist engineering company who have a global reach and offer the opportunity to work on a range of large and diverse projects across the power sector.

Employee Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 10% of salary, with life assurance.
• Enhanced holiday package
• Company sick pay
• Company pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Professional Membership subscription

As Civil Project Engineer you will be responsible for the overall responsible for managing the substation civil engineering, construction- and contracting activities, starting with tendering activities together with Sales and ending with the hand-over to the service department a/o client, with regard to scope, cost, time and quality so as to obtain the greatest return.

My client would be keen to speak to Civil Project Engineers with the following expertise:

Experience Required:

• To be qualified for this position, individual should have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in: Developing project requirements, cost estimates, project plans and budgets within the construction industry (preferably on large multi-million dollar projects)
• Civil and structural design, ability to check and comment on civil documentation in accordance with contractual requirements of tenders / projects
• Assist in the negotiations and awarding of contracts
• Monitor, control, and report on progress (costs and budget throughout the project)
• Resolve disputes, negotiate change orders, communicate decisions to, client, subcontractors and management personnel
• Select key personnel and subcontractors for the project

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of UK Building Market, Standards and Regulations
• Knowledge of National Grid, SSE, EDF and similar major utilities would be advantageous
• Experience as a Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE), as defined by National Grid's NG/ET/SR188 procedure will be an advantage.
• A Chartered Engineer (through IET) status or working towards it is desirable.

My client is offered a competitive salary with an exceptional benefits package, apply now to explore this opportunity.