Project Engineer - Applications Opened

Overview of the Employer A family run business trading for over 27 years, McCrory provides Design & Build Principal Contractor construction services for prestige clients in the Energy, Transport & Utilities Infrastructure sectors in the UK and Ireland. Clients in the last 20 years include The Irish Rail Procurement Agency, Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann, NI Translink, Network Rail, National Grid, Affinity Water and the Channel Tunnel Group.

Overview of Role The successful candidate will have a wide range of Project Engineering responsibilities associated with the pre-construction planning, civil engineering, building, construction, (including M&E), miscellaneous project engineering for turnkey building projects for our growing portfolio of current, ongoing and future projects on prestigious infrastructure projects in Southeast England.

Current and future projects include: Civil Engineering works, High Voltage Substation and Low Voltage Distribution diversion & implementation, Reinforced Concrete foundations, Structures and Buildings, Portal Steel frame building, Cladding & Roofing, Heavy Duty Reinforced Concrete and tarmac highway pavement finishes, services and utilities diversion and installation, general building, industrial facility and office construction and fitout including full Mechanical & Electrical fitout and various building internal fitout.

The ideal applicant will have 5-10 years' experience working in a similar sector in the UK and be familiar with UK based processes, regulations, procedures etc.

Applicable to NI Applicants Only:

Regular travel to England will be required. The frequency and duration of the stays in England will be negotiable. Infrequent travel to client's sites in France will also be required.

Flights to, accommodation and company vehicles in England will be provided.

Reports to Site Management & Senior Projects Engineer ("SPE")

Employment Type Permanent, Full Time.

Key Roles and Responsibilities • Support and liaise with colleagues in the commercial team in the preparation of pricing specifications for tender opportunities.
• Support and liaise with colleagues in the commercial team in the preparation of specifications for issuance to potential suppliers and subcontractors.
• Liaise with liaise with temporary works designers.
• Contribution to pre-construction planning, design and specification agreement or qualification
• Maintenance and operation of project quality and control processes, manuals & records including contributing to the production of the Health & Safety file & O&M Manuals.
• Contributing to preparation of monthly project progress reports for presentation to client.
• Liaising with purchasing, site management and SPE to ensure accurate & timely procurement of materials.
• Overseeing and / or liaising with setting out engineers, structural design engineers, civil engineers, electrical engineers & mechanical engineers including the collation of information, documents, redline drawings, quality assurance, ITP documentation.
• Support the Senior Project Engineers in liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure design specifications are met and relevant quality assurance documentation is captured, filed and shared as appropriate.
• Assist and support the control, distribution and superseding of drawings with support of admin & document control staff.
• Assist with the preparation of H&S file and O&M Manuals.
• Maintenance recording of appropriate quality control documentation & records as appropriate
• Support and assist the preparation and closing out of snag lists at periodic handovers and completion handovers working toward the securing of handover certificates and other relevant documentation.

Additional & Shared Roles and Responsibilities • Liaising with colleagues as part of the project delivery team, contributing as required to ensure the safe delivery of project to the specifications and budgets while managing risk, operational and delivery constraints.
• Assist and support site management, SPE, and the Directors in annual ISO audits.

Essential Skills & Qualifications • Third Level Education: BA (Hons) in Construction Engineering and management, Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, similar or equivalent.
• A Level or equivalent in Mathematics (B or higher), 1 x Science (C or higher) and any other A-Level (C or higher).
• GCSE Level in Mathematics (B or higher), 1 x Science (C or higher), English (B or higher) and any other.
• Full Clean (3 points or less) UK/EU Driving Licence with exclusive access to own vehicle.
• Current passport with at least six months to expiry.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role with an interest in infrastructure
• Experienced in MS Excel, MS Outlook, and the MS Windows file system.
• Good Health - Network Rail (ML1) Medical may be conducted.
• Have a good understanding and experience of contemporary professional email communications with a high standard of grammar and punctuation.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written (email) forms.
• Be able to work independently, with self-motivation and to work as part of a team with a common goal.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications and Characteristics • CSCS UK H&S Test for Managers & Professionals.
• CSCS / CSR / NPORS Site Card.
• High level of attendance and punctuality in school and higher education.
• Knowledge and/or experience of MS Project.
• Experience working under NEC3 & NEC4 contracts.
• An ability to listen and learn from highly experienced senior colleagues with an appetite, eagerness and willingness to learn and develop new skills and experience.
• A positive attitude towards delivery with a constructive mindset and appetite to identify, address and solve problems.

Other Additional Information • Access NI / DBS Checks will be conducted.
• Right to work in the UK required.
• Commencement as soon as possible.
• Laptop, mobile phone, company fuel & expenses credit card provided.

Salary & Package Negotiable, meeting your expectations, dependant on CV, Record of Academic Achievement, experience and interview appraisal.
This role is suitable for postgraduates or junior engineers with up to 10 years' experience.
Additional benefits:
• Up to 28 Days annual holidays (incrementing annually, after 3 consecutive years of service) plus bank holidays,
• Formal annual minimum 2%-5% salary scale,
• Formal Christmas Bonus arrangement in the region of 2% - 7% of salary,
• Overtime available with appropriate uplift to be agreed.

Please send an email to: , quoting the title (Junior Project Engineer (Ref: 202503/PJPE) in the subject line, attaching the following information:

• Brief introduction about yourself and your career aspirations,
• Fully updated CV with contact information, including summary of Record of Academic Achievement to include including GCSE, A-Level / Foundation Diploma, Honours Degree details with full breakdown of modules taken.