Senior Project Engineer

Circa £72,500 + 5% Welcome Bonus* + £4,750 Flex Allowance + up to 20%% Bonus + Benefits

Great journeys happen at London Gatwick. Where will your career take you?

The buzz, the energy, the sheer magic of travel… You can feel it in the air all around you. Here, you'll be part of an energetic team and a vibrant community. We can help you thrive in a career that's a world away from the everyday.

This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business.

London Gatwick is more than just a workplace. We are a community of innovators, problem solvers, and achievers, united by our passion for pushing boundaries and overcoming challenges. If you're looking for a career that combines the thrill of the full project life cycle, a commitment to work-life balance, and sustainability, then look no further. Here at Gatwick, no two projects are the same;

the only consistent thing is the location.

We have a variety of diverse projects to keep you challenged, all on one site, and due to continued growth have plenty of complex and interesting projects on the horizon. As a Senior Project Engineer, you will have the opportunity to take a lead in the design management of ground-breaking projects that will shape the future of London Gatwick. This role is focused on our Commercial Programme of works, which is primarily property and retail-led, building and fit-out projects.

Your ideas will be valued, and your contributions will have a lasting impact on our organisation and our passengers. Your role is pivotal in leading the design of a variety of strategically important projects for Gatwick Airport, ensuring that design meets project requirements, whilst achieving real value for money. This role is involved in every stage of the project process, including ensuring all projects are installed in line with approved designs.

Reporting to the Commercial Programme Design Manager, you will play a key role in the Construction team, responsible for ensuring design meets needs across varied £multi-million projects, including running the design aspects of a small portfolio of your own projects through the design phase to completion.

We are looking for someone with a passion for delivering projects with a high quality architectural ‘look and feel', while responding to the practicalities of our operational environment erience of commercial building of fit out projects would be advantageous. Candidates with an architectural, structural or building services design or main contractor background with the right level of technical and managerial experience, who would like to make the move client side, would be welcomed.

This is an area with a significant potential pipeline of work at London Gatwick and, as such it is expected that the Senior Project Engineer will support the Programme Design Manager in shaping and developing this pipeline. This may include engaging in very early pre-project definition discussions with the sponsors etc., and developing the wider team to ensure we can cover the range of project types and sizes within the Commercial Programme.

• Developing project scope to meet the business needs along with delivering effective design management on individual projects.
• Developing the design brief for external design consultants, ensuring that the design contract is implemented and effectively managed through the design process.
• Seeking sustainable design solutions to meet project requirements, ensuring implementation of measures (such as energy-efficient design, materials selection, waste reduction, and transportation optimisation) aimed…