We are partnering with a leading consultancy to recruit an experienced Project Engineer with a strong design background to support terminal expansion and fit-out projects at Gatwick Airport.
The role is a contract position and has been deemed inside IR35 and requires the candidate to work 3 days per week on site and 2 days per week remote.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a live, complex operational environment, delivering multiple small to medium-scale schemes as part of a wider infrastructure programme. The role offers long-term contract stability and a hybrid working model, combining site-based collaboration with flexibility to work from home.
Key Responsibilities
Your core duties will include:
- Leading and managing the design and technical delivery of projects within a live airport environment
- Defining project scope, requirements and design briefs, ensuring alignment with business and programme objectives
- Acting as a client-side design authority, ensuring design outputs meet operational, safety and compliance requirements
- Coordinating and managing external consultants and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality design solutions
- Driving safe, efficient and cost-effective design outcomes, balancing operational constraints, risk and value
- Managing design integration, change control and assurance throughout the project lifecycle (concept through to handover)
- Supporting delivery teams to ensure construction aligns with design intent, quality standards and programme milestones
- Facilitating design reviews, governance processes and approvals in line with programme requirements
- Supporting stakeholder engagement across technical, operational and commercial teams within a live operational setting
- Contributing to commissioning, handover and asset information management, ensuring operational readiness
- Ensuring full compliance with health & safety regulations, standards and CDM 2015 requirements
- Applying knowledge of NEC3 / NEC4 contracts to support effective and compliant project delivery
Candidate Profile
Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven experience as a Project Engineer or Design Engineer within infrastructure or construction environments
- Strong design background, ideally within:
- Architectural design
- Interior fit-out / refurbishment projects
- Experience delivering multiple small schemes or programmes of work
- Strong understanding of design management and full project lifecycle (RIBA or equivalent)
- Experience working in complex, regulated or operational environments
- Ability to develop project briefs and define requirements
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Desirable Experience
- Prior experience delivering airport or aviation projects (highly advantageous)
- Experience within similar environments such as rail, healthcare, commercial fit-out, or other live infrastructure settings
- Design management experience across multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3 / NEC4)
- Understanding of CDM Regulations (Principal Designer duties)
- Chartered status or working towards (ICE, IMechE, IET, RIBA or equivalent)
