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Your New Company

Hays are proud to be working with a leading infrastructure organisation, offering an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing Engineering team. This role provides exposure to a wide range of projects within a live operational environment, alongside access to an international network of professionals and innovative infrastructure programmes.

Your New Role

As a Project Engineer within the Building team, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of strategically important infrastructure projects across both operational and non-operational environments. These projects will include building extensions, refurbishments, upgrades, and reconfigurations.

Working closely with the Project Manager, you will be responsible for supervising work, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered in line with programme, quality, safety, environmental, and budget requirements.

Key responsibilities
It will include supporting the design, procurement, construction, and handover of projects, while acting as the day-to-day point of contact for contractors and internal stakeholders. You will coordinate communications, lead regular briefings, and contribute to planning through lookahead schedules and reporting.

You will also play an active role in maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environmental performance, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and company requirements. The role will involve troubleshooting issues and working collaboratively with internal departments, consultants, and contractors to ensure successful project delivery.

Flexibility will be required to support out-of-hours work where necessary within a live operational environment.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

To be successful, you will have experience in construction, engineering, or building project delivery, ideally within a live or complex operational environment. You will demonstrate strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and manage competing priorities.

A good understanding of project delivery processes, health and safety standards, and construction regulations is essential. You should be proactive, solutions-focused, and capable of working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

What You’ll Get in Return

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the development of a major infrastructure environment while progressing your career within a globally connected organisation.

What You Need to Do Now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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