Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer – Main Contractor (Progression to Project Manager)

Location: Central London (Zone
1)

Salary: Up to £80,000 + Comprehensive Package

Are you an experienced Senior Engineer with a main contracting background looking to take the next step in your career?

We're recruiting for an ambitious Senior Engineer to oversee engineering delivery across 2–4 live projects in Central London, with a clear pathway into a Project Manager / Engineering Manager position by the end of the year.

This is more than a traditional setting-out role. You'll play a key part in delivering technically challenging projects while developing into a leadership position, managing a team of 2–5 engineers and taking ownership of the engineering function across multiple schemes.

About the Role

Working across a portfolio of projects within Zone 1 London, you'll be responsible for leading the engineering function, ensuring works are delivered safely, accurately, and to programme.

Projects typically include:

• New build commercial developments.
• Heavy structural works.
• Complex cut-and-carve refurbishments.
• Multi-million-pound city-centre construction projects.

You'll work closely with Project Managers, Site Managers, Design Teams, and Commercial Teams, becoming a key technical lead across your projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all engineering and setting-out activities across 2–4 live projects.
• Ensure works are delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications, and quality standards.
• Coordinate engineering resources and subcontractors.
• Review drawings and resolve technical and buildability issues.
• Maintain QA documentation and as-built records.
• Mentor and support Site Engineers and Graduate Engineers.
• Liaise with clients, consultants, and design teams.
• Drive engineering standards and best practice across multiple sites.
• Progress into managing a team of 2–5 engineers while supporting overall project delivery.

About You

You'll ideally have:

• Experience working for a main contractor.
• Proven experience as a Senior Engineer on commercial or structural projects.
• Strong setting-out skills using Leica, Trimble, or equivalent equipment.
• Experience delivering complex structural or refurbishment projects.
• The confidence to work across multiple live schemes.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• The ambition to move into Project Management in the near future.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £75,000 plus an excellent package.
• Genuine progression into a Project Manager / Engineering Manager role.
• Responsibility across 2–4 prestigious Zone 1 London projects.
• The opportunity to build and lead your own engineering team.
• Exposure to technically complex commercial and structural projects.
• Long-term career development with a growing, well-established main contractor.

If you're looking for a role that combines technical engineering, leadership, and a genuine route into project management, we'd love to hear from you.