Senior Pre-Construction Project Engineer (Delivery)

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Senior Pre-Construction Project Engineer (Delivery)

Hampton with some travel to London sites

As a Senior Project Engineer, you’ll bring together insights from our Operational and Matrix teams during the Pre-Contract phase, shaping a clear and reliable Target Cost, a thorough Risk Register, and an early Delivery Plan that sets each project up for success.

You’ll also help strengthen the commercial position of each project all the way through detailed design and major subcontract placement. And before any work starts on site, you’ll take the lead in developing a well-thought-out Delivery Plan that ensures every stage of delivery is fully considered and ready to go.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and support the delivery team by managing MEICA activities across a portfolio of pre-construction projects.
• Manage and mentor Pre-Construction Engineers and Assistants.
• Review design partner deliverables, ensuring full compliance with contractual, design and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate activities to achieve client gate-stage approvals and internal governance requirements.
• Contribute to MEICA forums by sharing knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Ensure a smooth handover to the Operational Team once pre-construction activities are complete.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee surveys, testing and inspections needed to support design development.
• Act as Mechanical or Electrical Appointed Person when required.
• Lead engagement with the supply chain issuing high-quality enquiries and rigorously assessing quotations.
• Participate in client framework supplier selections and challenge constraints where necessary.
• Produce and review project delivery plans, procurement schedules, buildability considerations and temporary work’s needs.
• Provide a strong technical interface with the Client across Civil and MEICA disciplines.
• Support programme development and collaborative planning with technical input.
• Optimise Civil and MEICA technical solutions while maintaining full compliance.

About You:

• HND/HNC in a MEICA Engineering discipline (BEng/MEng desirable).
• A strong background in construction/engineering within Water/Wastewater or related sectors.
• Valid SMSTS and CSCS card.
• Proven leadership and people management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Client-focused with a collaborative, partnership-based approach.
• Technically competent with solid commercial and contractual awareness.
• Skilled in subcontractor and supply chain management, including negotiation.
• Highly organised, deadline-driven, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident delivering presentations.
• Proficient IT and computer skills.
• A positive, proactive “can-do” attitude.
• Professional qualification (desirable).

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About Us:

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact[email protected]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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