Senior Engineer

Volker Fitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Engineer / CRE-C to join the Southern Renewals Enterprise.

The role will be based from our office in Gravesend, working within our Earthworks team and covering schemes predominantly across the Kent route.

This presents an excellent opportunity for an existing CRE-C to transition into their next challenge, or for someone with extensive rail/earthworks engineering experience to work towards CRE status.

• MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Experience in undertaking the role as CRE & TWC within a Rail, Civil Engineering Groundworks or Structures environment
• Mentoring Project and Assistant Engineers
• Managing direct and subcontract works
• Ensuring the highest standards of Health & Safety are maintained on site
• Good understanding of contracts and providing support to the commercial team in managing costs and maximising engineering efficiencies.
• Managing the integration of the Civils scope of work from the design, into the construction stage and managing the interfaces with other disciplines on the project.
• Writing tender scope, technical specifications for Civils engineering works
• PTS
• CSCS

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service