About the company

My client is a multi-disciplined Civil Engineering and construction contractor, with its parent group turning over in circa of £3b. They work with both public and private sector customers in the specialist sectors of rail, highways and engineering. Their clients include HS2, Highways England and well-known residential and commercial developers. They deliver nationally but are organised regionally. As a company, they pride themselves on the technical capabilities of their staff, their high standard of work and the amount of repeat business they are rewarded. The specific Civil Engineering arm is turning over approximately £700M from work including Highways Infrastructure, Airport projects, 278 works, Landscaping and the occasional work on Rail Depots. The projects involve extensive concrete works, deep drainage and heavy earthworks and they range in value from £1m - £300M. They have offices based in the Midlands, London, Essex, Surrey and Hertfordshire and are very sociable- always hosting a summer party and a Christmas party, giving you the opportunity to interact with other teams on a personal level, staff morale is exceptionally high and a prime focus for the business.

About the opportunity

You will be reporting directly to the Director of Operations, an approachable, friendly, experienced, and well-respected individual across the industry. Initially, you will be managing a portfolio of works in the region of £25M per annum, these projects can, however, be extremely technical, niche, unique, challenging, and difficult to deliver, it will create a great sense of achievement. My client is targeting to continue its growth in CP7 and is already looking at a growth strategy, you will be part of this and helping the business grow, this will also help you grow as a professional.

As well as strategy and pre-construction you will be overseeing the delivery of projects, managing 3rd party design consultants, making sure projects are profitable, maintaining a great relationship with the client, and managing, training, and developing delivery teams. You will be based in Swindon delivering the Western CP7 structures renewals which is a very long term project as will provide you with long term stable work with a world class Tier One employer.

This project involves all aspects of heavy civil engineering such as; concrete works and deep drainage as well as all rail based associated civils.

Benefits and rewards

The company is huge on personal development, progression and long-term stability. You will be working for a company where they want you to work up the ladder and progress through the company.

You will be rewarded with a very competitive salary which ranging from £80,000- £90,000 + a very good package on top.

You will be part of a fun and energetic working environment.

Requirements

You will be required to have a good standard of education preferably to Foundation Degree level (HND,HNC) in a Construction , Civils, commercial management or quantity surveying or equivalent qualification.

Having experience working on major rail projects is vital and you won't be considered for this position without this experience.

It is important to have experience working within highways, airports or rail for a tier 1 main contractor as a Quantity Surveyor and to show good long-term stability at the companies you have worked for. As well as a stable career you will need at least 5 years' experience working in Civil Engineering.

You will also need a full UK driver's license to allow to get from the office to the construction site and to other locations you might require to visit