Project Engineer

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**Project Engineer - Civils**

Are you an experienced Project Engineer looking to Grow with Gatwick?

To support our growth as we build back from Covid 19, our construction team is expanding. The Construction Department comprises several programme and project teams, along with technical support functions and is accountable for the delivery of the airportCIP and strategic growth over the next 5 years, encompassing projects across the campus to deliver fit for purpose critical infrastructure.

**What is the role?**

Gatwick Airport is changing at an outstanding pace and this is an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer to be part of a high performing team building Gatwick's future infrastructure.

The Project Engineers (Civils) play a key role for the future, working as part of a delivery team, with projects up to £50m, you will execute the design of civil engineering projects forming the Capital Investment Programme, and ensure designs meet projectrequirements, whilst achieving value for money.
The Project Engineer (Civils) will manage the interface with external design consultants and will ensure that this process is managed effectively, maintaining progress against an agreed schedule and managing the cost of the work carefully. The Project Engineer(Civils) will also work with the Field Engineer to ensure that the project is installed on site in line with the approved design. It is essential you can manage key stakeholders both internally and externally including executive management.

**What will you do?**
- Deliver effective design management on individual projects.
- Develop the project scope for civil engineering projects to satisfy the business need and support the business case.
- Develop the design brief for external design consultants, ensuring that the design contract is implemented and effectively managed through the design process.
- Seek safe and cost effective design solutions to meet project requirements, working closely with Principal Engineers to align designs to GAL Engineering Standards or to agree concessions from the standards where required.
- Manage external design consultants, ensuring that design outputs are reviewed, co-ordinated and meet quality requirements.
- Define, in collaboration with the Asset Information Team and other stakeholders as required, the asset information requirements within the Employers Information Requirements for both design and construction contracts.
- Monitor, coordinate and provide technical input to any design changes throughout the construction and handover stages.
- Support the wider project team and CDM Advisor discharge Gatwick Airport Limited's statutory duties as a Principal Designer (where applicable).
- Support the technical evaluation of potential contractors and consultants as required.
- Support the continuous improvement of project delivery (including design management) processes and procedures and implements process improvements as these are developed.
- Support the Project Manager as required with stakeholder management to support the delivery of projects, having consideration for the balance between operational disruption and project costs.
- Support the Field Engineer with management of safety and quality on site, ensuring that the construction on site aligns with the design and that quality testing meets necessary requirements.
- Support the effective commissioning and handover of projects through review of as-built information, ensuring quality and completeness in what is delivered against contractual requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all legal and statutory obligations applicable to this role, including all standards and code compliance and required planning permissions.

**Do you have what we are looking for?**
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent in Civil Engineering.
- Qualifications - Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers highly desirable.
- Experience in engineering design or design management on large civils infrastructure project or multi-year programmes of civil engineering works with a value typically in excess of £10m. Direct experience of the design of Pavement Quality Concrete and Aviationsurfacing highly desirable.
- Experience of managing multiple, interfacing, concurrent design projects desirable.
- Good understanding of the importance of controlling and managing the project close out and handover process
- Good understanding of Health Safety & Environmental issues associated with the Construction industry.
- Good practical problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of construction techniques & constructability issues.
- Good understanding of monitoring the management of quality.
- Good working knowledge of basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project etc.)
- Knowledge and understanding of NEC suite of contracts desirable. Experience of preparation of Project Manager Instructions and responses to Contractor Claims desirable.
- Personal resilience and the ability to manage ambiguity
- CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card.

**What's it like to work here?**
Our people tell us that working here is something special. No day is like another as there are so many moving parts that make air travel possible. And it's only possible because of the people who work here.
We want exceptional people to help us deliver the great service our passengers have come to expect. You can be part of helping Gatwick to rebuild following COVID-19.

**Ready to join us?
Our employees enjoy a range of personal, health and financial benefits, including annual leave as standard.

PLEASE NOTE: We have a number of roles within Construction, if you have applied for a similar role recently we are reviewing all CVs and will be in touch, there is no need to re-apply.