Project Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists

Circa £62,000 + 5% Welcome Bonus* + £1100 Flex Allowance + up to 15% Bonus + Benefits

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 - it's a community of innovators, problem solvers, and achievers, united by a passion for creating exceptional passenger experiences and delivering world-class infrastructure.

As a Project Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on and play a key role in shaping strategic projects across the entire customer journey. This is an exciting opportunity with a varied portfolio of projects, spanning everything from terminal and passenger experience upgrades to critical infrastructure projects. This role is focused on our Commercial Programme of works, which is primarily property and retail-led, building and fit-out projects.

Reporting to the 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 working in defined sub-programmes on complex projects.

Other duties include:

• 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 at preventing, reducing and remediating carbon emissions that arise from the construction.
• Working with multiple stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects
• Seeking cost effective design solutions and managing external design consultants
• Providing technical input to any design changes through the lifecycle of the project.
• Undertaking the role of Principal Designer Contact to discharge the duties of Principal Designer (CDM Regulations 2015) with the support of the CDM Advisor.

The live environment at Gatwick requires all our teams to have a flexible and adaptable approach, with problem solving skills and an innovative outlook. Involved in projects from inception to completion, you will work alongside multiple stakeholders.

In addition, this role requires:

• University degree in an engineering or architectural discipline, or significant experience instead of education/qualifications.
• Qualifications – A Chartered Member of a recognised Engineering or Architectural Institution is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of technical and regulatory requirements related to their field of expertise.
• Experience in project scoping and the preparation of design briefs would be advantageous.
• Working knowledge and practical application of relevant British Standards would be beneficial.
• An understanding of the NEC suite of contracts and their implementation within project delivery environments is desirable.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and engineering resources across complex projects would be advantageous.
• Demonstrate the adaptability and flexibility to effectively manage and prioritise…