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Project Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists Jobs in Crawley, UK at Gatwick Airport Limited
Project Engineer
Circa £61,000 + 5% Welcome Bonus + £1100 Flex Allowance + up to 15% Bonus + Benefits
Great journeys happen at London Gatwick. Where will your career take you?
The buzz, the energy, the sheer magic of travel… You can feel it in the air all around you. Here, you’ll be part of an energetic team and a vibrant community. We can help you thrive in a career that’s a world away from the everyday.
This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business.
What is the role?
London Gatwick is more than just a workplace – it’s a community of innovators, problem solvers, and achievers, united by a passion for creating exceptional passenger experiences and delivering world‑class infrastructure.
As a Project Engineer within the Commercial Programme, you will have the opportunity to work on and play a key design management role, defining and managing the technical aspects of strategic projects across the entire customer journey. This is an exciting opportunity within the Commercial Programme with a varied portfolio of projects, spanning everything from terminal and passenger experience upgrades to critical infrastructure projects.
What
will you do?
As part of the design management function, reporting into the Programme Design Manager, you will lead all technical management aspects within project delivery teams, responsible for ensuring the design meets our needs across varied multi‑million projects.
Our commercial projects teams deliver schemes that provide a non‑aeronautical commercial return for the business. These span varied project types from multistorey car parking to retail units and offices, with current projects ranging in size from £500k to £40m. In each case, projects must deliver business benefits on time and within budget in support of the business plan.
Other duties include:
- Developing project scope to meet the business needs, along with delivering effective design management on individual projects.
- Developing the design brief for external design consultants, ensuring that the design contract is implemented and effectively managed through the design process.
- Seeking sustainable design solutions to meet project requirements, ensuring implementation of measures (such as energy‑efficient design, materials selection, waste reduction, and transportation optimisation) aimed at preventing, reducing and remediating carbon emissions that arise from the construction.
- Working with multiple stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects.
- Seeking cost‑effective design solutions and managing external design consultants.
- Providing technical input to any design changes through the lifecycle of the project.
- Undertaking the role of Principal Designer (CDM Regulations 2015) on behalf of Gatwick, with the support of the CDM Advisor.
Do you have what we’re looking for?
The live environment at 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.
In addition, this role requires:
- University degree in an engineering or architectural discipline, or significant experience instead of education/qualifications.
- University degree in architecture or architectural design.
- Qualifications – a Chartered Member of a recognised Engineering or Architectural Institution is highly desirable.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of technical and regulatory requirements related to new build and refurbishment projects.
- Previous commercial building project experience is desirable.
- Knowledge of and experience in developing project scopes and producing designer briefs is desirable.
- Knowledge of and experience implementing British Standards is desirable.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NEC suite of contracts is desirable.
- Experience in coordinating design teams and multi‑discipline engineering resources in a design management capacity (whether as part of a designer, contractor or client organisation) is highly desirable.
- Adaptability and flexibility to…
Title: Project Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Company: Gatwick Airport Limited
Location: Crawley, UK
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