Costain Group
Senior Engineer
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Senior Engineer - London Gatwick’s Civils and Building Frameworks
Due to recent project wins, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our London Gatwick’s Civils and Building Frameworks team. Working directly under the Project Director/Manager, this role is to lead construction operations to ensure all elements are delivered safely, to the required quality, on time, and within budget, all in line with the scheme design and associated GAL specifications. This will include managing a team of engineering staff and subcontractors, working alongside other disciplines (SHE, Stakeholder, Design/Engineering/Quality, Commercial, etc.). Applicants with fit-out, buildings MEP, or Baggage experience are preferred.
Role Overview
The role involves a scope verification phase for survey and design assurance, followed by ECI detailed design and Construction. Tender support, procurement, and construction phase planning will be required for framework tender support and NTP programme development.
Costain has been appointed on two construction frameworks to deliver London Gatwick’s Civils and Building Frameworks. These cover a range of Capital projects to upgrade and modernize the airport's infrastructure, support growing passenger demand, and enhance resilience. The frameworks will run for a four-year period, with an option to extend by a further two years. We are looking to bring our experience in delivering infrastructure solutions and working closely with London Gatwick and our supply chain partners to deliver these essential infrastructure upgrades.
Works Scope
- Highways landside and airside civils packages including ECI, Detailed design, intrusive surveys, and construction
- Highways widening, resurfacing, and TM phasing
- Upgrades to drainage, lighting, signage, and signalling
- Baggage systems replacement and upgrades
- Buildings MEP and service install and updating
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Responsibilities
- Provide constructability support and manage all aspects of construction and detailed design delivery
- Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with The Costain Way
- Put safety above all else and lead by example
- Promote a Right First-Time approach to quality and avoid rework
- Manage onsite team and collaborate with the client
- Support the Project Director/Manager in all construction matters including handover
- Provide planning and procurement support, implementing product control and all related subcontract activities
Qualifications
Essential
- 7+ years of experience in construction delivery
- Knowledge and experience of relevant construction techniques, standards, and procedures
- Experience of working within a Principal Contractor environment
- Knowledge and experience of Temporary Works procedures
- Behavioural Management training
Desirable
- Experience as a Lean Practitioner
- Understanding of handover processes
- Motorway environment construction experience
- Permit booking and access requirements in airport operational environment
- APM Project Management Qualification
- APMG Managing Successful Programmes – foundation level
- APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent
- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)
- Construction or Engineering Professional Membership
About Costain
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading-edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation, and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising, and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation, or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading-edge solutions that are digitally optimized through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy, consultancy and advisory, digital technology solutions, asset optimization, and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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