Senior Engineer CRE-C

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.

Volker Fitzpatrick is under the umbrella of Volker Wessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within Volker Wessels UK, Volker Fitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

• 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
• Fairness, and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, Volker Wessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

Volker Wessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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