Job Description
The Project Engineering Discipline provides multi-discipline engineering team leadership and coordination across the engineering project lifecycle for Costain's Energy, Water, Transport, Nuclear and Defence sectors.
We are growing our engineering team for UK projects in the nuclear fuels and decommissioning sector. We are keen to hear from candidates with experience of acting in an Engineering Management role at Concept/FEED/Detailed Design for multi-discipline projects for highly regulated site environments.
Reporting to the Framework Senior Engineering Manager you will be responsible for managing the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering design and/or sub-contract packages on major projects through the various of stages of the project life cycle to meet the project schedule, budget, safety and quality requirements.
The role is based at the Costain Manchester Office with an expectation of office-based working for up to three days per week.
Our informal dynamic working policy allows all employees to discuss and agree flexibility to where, when and how they work subject to role, client and team requirements. Short-term/notice travel to company, supplier or client offices or sites for business purposes may be required.
There will be visits to construction sites, partners, clients and suppliers as required.
Responsibilities
* Production and checking of tendering and design deliverables, aligned with your technical discipline, to meet project needs and client requirements.
* Coordinating project work activities between team members – such as interdisciplinary reviews
* Engaging / leading technical reviews, meetings and presentations to support scope delivery, closing out of technical actions.
* Completion of work packages to cost, time and quality needs, managing change and other resources / people as required to achieve this.
* Support to others in the project team and wider Costain to ensure project and corporate outcomes are achieved, in particular Costain sustainability targets. Support project reporting data such as KPIs / carbon etc
* Collaborate and ensure learning is shared, proactively challenge / celebrate safety performance
* Collaborate with suppliers, other designers, construction team and similar to produce a robust and safe design output.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essentials
* Have engineering experience from previous employers or work placements
* Be able to manage resources as required
* Be able to accurately report progress / risk / opportunities / change etc
* Be digitally proficient in multiple design systems / software
* Be able to lead design meetings, deliver presentations and groups
* Understand sustainable design essentials
* Able to work accurately and deliver to promise, predict and report potential challenges to delivery
* Actively learn and share best practice into the discipline team
* Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships
* The ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their background or circumstances
* Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills
* Able to support estimate development – scoping / hours / risks / assumptions
* Ability to deputise for project lead engineer in your technical discipline (eg temporary absence cover)
* Have working knowledge of UK Regulatory framework associated with technical discipline, ie CDM, Electrical, Environmental, Process etc
Desirable
* Mobility to work on various projects throughout the UK
* Have site or construction experience
* Experience from multiple sectors / industries
* Be able to work independently
* Have line management / mentoring experience
Qualifications
Essential
* Be on track or have achieved professional qualifications such as Chartership or Incorporated Status
* Educational experience relevant to their engineering discipline, ideally degree qualified to a 2:1 or better
* Secondary level education, such as A levels, BTEC, T levels etc
* Safety passport or similar
Desirable
* Additional technically focused qualifications / training
About Us
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 optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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