Lead Field Engineer

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With 30,000+ employees and over €5 billion in revenue in 2024, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

Bilfinger UK stands out as a premier provider of engineering and maintenance services. For over 50 years, Bilfinger UK has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation, delivering advanced solutions that support industries, infrastructure, and communities across the United Kingdom.

As a key member of the globally respected Bilfinger Group, Bilfinger UK has built a reputation as a versatile leader, offering both onshore and offshore services. From energy and utilities to pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals, the company’s broad expertise across various sectors makes it a trusted partner in the industry, as well as a work environment where you can develop your potential.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!

Bilfinger UK are looking for a Lead Engineer to join us on our busy Puma Project based on Saltend in Hull. As a Lead Engineer, activities will include the following, but are not limited to:

• Provide technical leadership and coordination to the site engineering function, supporting multi-discipline construction delivery and safe execution.
• Develop and maintain work packs / job packs, method statements and sequencing inputs to enable effective workface planning.
• Lead constructability and readiness reviews of issued-for-construction information and raise RFIs / design change notices to close out technical gaps.
• Coordinate technical interfaces with the Client’s IPMT, E+P Contractor and other contractors, including attendance at interface and progress meetings.
• Maintain site engineering records (red-lines, field changes and technical queries) to support as-built documentation, turnover and change control.
• Support pre-commissioning, mechanical completion and handover activities, including punch management and test / turnover documentation.

Experience

• Chartered Engineer with extensive experience leading multi-discipline engineering, production control and delivery on large industrial, petrochemical and offshore fabrication projects.
• Proven capability in work packaging, planning input, progress monitoring and reporting, with strong client interface and stakeholder management skills.
• Experienced in constructability reviews, heavy lift / loadout planning support, lessons learned and commercially aware technical record keeping.

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree Educated in Relevant Field.
• Chartered Engineer (Desirable).
• Strong leadership and coordination skills with ability to manage multi-discipline engineering support to construction.
• Experience of work packaging / production control, ensuring drawings, materials and constraints are managed ahead of planned start dates.
• Competence in planning and progress monitoring (e.g. Primavera P6 and/or MS Project) and production of weekly / monthly progress reports.
• Working knowledge of NEC contract administration concepts (e.g. early warnings, compensation events) and robust technical record keeping.
• Strong communication, facilitation and workshop skills (risk analysis, lessons learned, performance improvement).
• High proficiency in MS Office.

For additional information please contact Carla Yvonne Bowman by email carla.bowman@bilfinger.com.

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