Contract Engineer (Permanent) in Nuneaton

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in assisting or taking the responsibility for the delivery of a range of piling, foundations and geotechnical engineering sites and projects.

The business has a strategy to grow significantly over the next three to five years, coupled with the recent award of several long-term major contracts, resulting in an exciting opportunity for a Senior Contracts Engineer to play a key role in helping to realise this strategy and deliver these works.

The successful candidate will be a qualified civil / structural / geotechnical engineer and possess experience in supporting the delivery of geotechnical, piling and foundations projects across all sectors. Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will provide assistance to the operational delivery of assigned contracts, which will include managing site-based teams, and resolving any technical, operational and commercial issues pertaining to a wide variety of schemes.

• Plan, programme and deliver contracts in conjunction with the regional team, internal departments, and subcontractors in accordance with company policy.
• Take responsibility for all assigned projects, including the review of estimates and designs to ensure buildability, and leading projects with the client from receipt of order to completion.
• Ensure HSEQ plans and RAMS are prepared for contracts in accordance with company policy.
• Attend regular meetings with the contracts team to provide progress reports on projects, and if required, offer proposals or recommendations to enable successful delivery.
• Ensure the commercial team is provided with all relevant information, documentation and instructions to support contract variations and final accounts submissions for payment.
• Ensure all projects are planned and executed in accordance with company policy, whilst maintaining and improving the professional and progressive image of the company wherever possible.
• Assist the business as a whole to meet their financial targets.
• Help to manage suppliers and sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit.

Candidates must possess a proven track record in a similar role within the piling and foundations sector. You will have assisted in the development and delivery of projects with a diplomatic and pragmatic approach, but also with a hands-on attitude to clients, sub-contractors and team management. You will hold experience in a variety of projects, including multi-discipline techniques. You will possess a solid understanding of all stages of the contract lifecycle, coupled with the ability to manage and develop yourself both technically and commercially.

• Good levels of experience at pre, in-situ and post contract stages.
• Able to identify the requirements of assigned projects to efficiently and effectively produce the most appropriate delivery plan or programme.
• Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors and colleagues.
• Monitor, progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time, cost and quality.
• Develop and select effective solutions to challenging and complex project requirements, taking into account risk and opportunity.

Our client is one of the UK’s leading ground engineering contractors with a reputation for quality and innovation within the field of piling, foundation and geotechnical engineering. A highly attractive basic salary (commensurate with your experience level) plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity of work and forward progression given that our client possesses a significant work bank for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.