Project Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists

Location: West Sussex

Project Engineer (Commercial)
Permanent, Full Time
Key Information:
 
* Circa £60,000 + 5% Welcome Bonus + £1000 Flex Allowance + up to 15% 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.
What is the role?
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 within the Commercial Programme, 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 within the Commercial Programme with a varied portfolio of projects, spanning everything from terminal and passenger experience upgrades to critical infrastructure projects.
What will you do?
Reporting into 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.
Do you have what we're looking for?
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.
 
* Knowledge of and experience in scoping and briefing is desirable.
 
* Knowledge of and experience implementing British Standards is desirable.
 
* Knowledge and understanding of the NEC suite of contracts is desirable.
 
* Experience in coordinating design teams and multi-discipline engineering resources is desirable.
 
* Adaptability and flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
What's in it for you?
We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by a discretionary annual bonus, free staff parking, discounted rail travel to work, share matching scheme and more. We offer a rewarding world of flexible benefits you can tailor to the things that matter to you most.
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