Project Engineer CRE

Wakefield

£45,000 - £55,000 + Company car or car allowance

Are you a Project engineer looking for to make your next step up in the career ladder? Perhaps you’re an established Project Engineer looking for a new company to provide you with a motivating workload and exceptional work life balance. A main contractor who’s renowned for significant investment into their employees, are looking for a Senior Project engineer to join their business and work on a large portfolio of rail projects throughout the Eastern region. With an aim to create an exciting place to work whilst executing the job well, you can guarantee you’ll be joining an award-winning company which will provide you with a fulfilling career and a successful future.

The Role

You will be joining a thriving team as a key player in increasing the Engineering competency and capability on rail projects across this company’s Eastern Enhancements framework. Acting as CRE for Construction, you will be working with the project CEMs and Project Managers to arrive at the optimum design solution whilst also acting as Project engineer.

This is a predominantly office-based position which will give you the opportunity to showcase innovative thinking and bring challenge to the design process whilst supporting the Engineering teams through the planning and construction phases of individual rail schemes.

Day to day you can expect to be carrying out targeted CRE audits and site inspections, carrying out Temporary Works Coordinator duties where appointed, engaging with the pre-construction team to provide support in the appointment of design consultants, and carrying out periodic reviews to test adequacy of planning and delivery amongst many other things.

This position is the chance to utilize your talents in strategic thinking and communication to consistently deliver excellence at design stage ensuring you will be recognised for your efforts with a flourishing career.

The Company

As one of the UK’s fastest growing contractors, you can be assured to be joining a company saturated with success. Winning contractual awards and industry awards year upon year, the turnover in the business is ever increasing and thanking their employees with exceptional career opportunities and rewards is one of the ways they epitomize their values.

With divisions in both Rail and Construction, the company’s workload stretches across the UK and includes huge schemes for Network rail as well as an extensive portfolio of large civil engineering projects so you can be assured that you’ll always have a busy workload to get your teeth gripped into.

Package

For this position, the company is offering a basic salary of £45,000 to £55,000 per annum, the choice of a company car or car allowance, 26 days holiday + bank holidays with two optional charity days and the option to buy more holidays, funding and support with professional memberships, Pension, Life assurance and an Agile working policy.

About you

If you want to hit the ground running in this role, it is essential that you’re a technically qualified rail professional, with a proven track record acting as CRE and TWC in a main contractor environment.

Your portfolio will consist of multi-disciplined rail projects, and you must have experience in disciplines such as civil engineering, earthworks, or structures on rail projects.

Communication is key in this role, so you’ll be somebody able to build close working relationships and able to work harmoniously with others. An ambitious individual, eager to maximise their professional capabilities will be ideal to match the culture of this company and fulfil your career goals.

You can either apply directly or email your CV to <email address removed>. Following your application shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview.