Senior/ Project Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wigan

Description

We're looking for an experienced and driven Senior Engineer to join our delivery team, supporting on high-profile civil engineering projects.

As a Senior Engineer, you'll play a key leadership role on site managing engineering teams, driving technical excellence, ensuring compliance, and helping deliver safe, high-quality, commercially successful projects.

What you will be doing:

• Lead setting out, engineering control, and ensure dimensional accuracy across the project.
• Review design information for buildability, resolve issues, and coordinate approvals with designers and clients.
• Identify and agree additional works with the PM/QS while supporting commercial controls and risk management.
• Mentor and manage Site/Section Engineers, subcontractors, and operatives to ensure safe, high-quality delivery.
• Ensure construction information is accurate, timely, and communicated to all relevant teams and subcontractors.
• Oversee material testing, compliance checks, and provide technical guidance on material selection and interactions.
• Prepare and monitor medium-term programmes, drive productivity improvements, and manage material and subcontractor requisitions.
• Act as Temporary Works Coordinator, design low/medium-risk temporary works, and manage TW equipment and sequencing.
• Prepare and approve RAMS, ensure safe systems of work, and maintain strong public and workforce safety standards.
• Implement project quality procedures, audit subcontractors, ensure "Right First Time" delivery, and close out NCRs effectively.

What you will bring:

• HNC or higher in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• SMSTS and Temporary Works Coordinator qualification.
• Membership of ICE or other chartered body (desirable).
• 6+ years' experience on major civil engineering projects.
• Experience mentoring engineers and apprentices.
• Strong technical knowledge across civil engineering disciplines.
• Competent in temporary works, quality assurance, and material testing.
• Skilled in surveying and setting out.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong problem-solver with practical, actionable thinking.
• Confident leading teams and coordinating multiple workstreams.

Benefits:

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Car Allowance
• Company Pension
• Volunteering Days - With Careys Foundation - or other organisations that are important to you
• Health Care Cashplan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car Leasing Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Life Assurance
• Buy/sell holidays
• Other discounts and Cashback plans