Senior Field Engineer (Major Projects)

Circa £68,000 + 5% Welcome Bonus + £4,750 Flex Allowance + up to 20% Bonus + Benefits

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London Gatwick offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Field Engineer to join our dynamic team at the world’s most efficient single runway airport. Be a part of shaping our future, supporting the delivery of a substantial investment plan to develop and enhance our airport infrastructure and facilities.

Working within the Major Projects Programme at Gatwick Airport, you will be part of a team delivering significant infrastructure enhancements aimed at improving passenger experience and operational efficiency. The programme portfolio currently includes multi-million-pound reconfigurations and extensions to both International Departure Lounges, as well as the completion of the extension of one of our piers to increase gate capacity.

Your experience in a similar role on multi-million-pound projects, with a focus on health, safety, quality, and handover, will ensure you can successfully support the project across all phases, from planning and execution to completion and handover.

Reporting to the Programme Construction Manager, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of large, complex projects across London Gatwick. You will work closely with internal teams, airport stakeholders, and our contractors to ensure the successful completion of projects, with involvement in the delivery process from end to end.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Leading any assigned Construction Management resource assigned to you, support their development; maintain standards, manage, motivate, coach and mentor as required.
• Coordinating and deliver regular site safety engagement on responsible projects, to ensure an emphasis on, and compliance with, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards and promote a positive HSE culture. Continual monitoring of HSE onsite via routine inspections, challenging unsafe practices and promoting good safety practices.
• Reviewing contractor Construction, Design & Management (CDM) and Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) submittals (including construction phase plans, risk assessments, method statements and work permits) and monitor compliance against accepted plans.
• Assisting the Project Manager and Design Management team in providing responses to Requests for Information (RFI), Non Conformance Reports (NCR) and Field Change Documents as required, and ensuring that quality issues, including defects, are processed and closed out promptly.
• Solving construction challenges by working with contractors to develop efficient solutions.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of project delivery processes and procedures and implement process improvements as these are developed.
• Inspecting site work in progress to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, GAL standards and statutory regulations during the construction and handover phase.
• Coordinating with multidisciplinary colleagues within Civil, Architectural, MEP & Structural Engineering fields to ensure all works are installed to plan.
• Facilitating contractor works by liaising with various stakeholders as required for access, works planning, equipment shutdowns and the processing of relevant permits following GAL processes.
• Providing constructability advice & aligning project delivery with business requirements.

Do you have what we’re looking for?

The live environment at London 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 such as Airfield Operations, Passenger Operations, Baggage Operations and Security. In addition, this role requires:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in construction management or a relevant engineering field.
• Experience (typically 5+ years) delivering significant new build, fit out, and refurbishment projects, ideally with a multi-disciplinary skillset.
• Previous experience as a Senior Field Engineer, Senior Construction Manager or Senior Engineer on larger complex infrastructure projects which have multiple competing stakeholders, and elements of possession working is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience (typically 1-3 years) of leading small teams.
• An understanding of the importance of controlling and managing the project close out and handover process (bringing into use), including an understanding of Building Control requirements.
• Previous experience in challenging and addressing HSE issues associated within construction.
• Understanding and knowledge of quality management.
• Experience of tracking project progress vs programme and flagging issues early for resolution/escalation.
• Be able to perform schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities, milestone and quantity tracking of internal and external activities.
• Sound commercial and financial awareness, with knowledge and understanding of the NEC3/4 suite of contracts. Experience in preparation of Project Manager Instructions and responses to Contractor Claims highly desirable.
• A sound understanding of Airport Operational Readiness (or similar) is desirable.

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.

There are also plenty of opportunities for career progression, as well as training to support your personal and professional development. At London Gatwick we’re also very well connected, just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you prefer to travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible.

What’s it like to work at London Gatwick?

At London Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience while working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included.

We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim is to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise that we all play an important role in our success.

London Gatwick supports an inclusive recruitment process, enabling you to perform at your best. Please make us aware, as part of your application, should you require any reasonable adjustments.

Click apply now to start your career journey with London Gatwick. You can find out more about what it’s like to work at London Gatwick by visiting our careers site, Careers at London Gatwick.