Location: Dover / Rochester, Kent
Division: Southern & South East
Sector: Civil engineering / marine / coasts & ports
Role type: Operations
Role overview
Lead civil engineering works in a live 24/7 port environment.
Job description
- Lead end-to-end delivery of construction and engineering works across marine and landside scopes
- Develop and manage project programmes, sequencing and delivery plans, including lookaheads and risk mitigation
- Manage client and stakeholder relationships, ensuring expectations are met or exceeded throughout the project lifecycle
- Oversee subcontractor procurement, mobilisation and performance management
- Coordinate design management, approvals and technical assurance to ensure compliant delivery
- Drive site team performance, supporting development and maintaining high standards of delivery
- Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 and all health, safety and environmental requirements
- Maintain quality assurance processes, documentation and successful commissioning and handover
Requirements
- Experience delivering civil engineering or construction projects in complex operational environments (e.g. ports, infrastructure, utilities)
- Proven ability to manage programme, sequencing and delivery under constraints
- Strong knowledge of UK health & safety regulations, including CDM 2015
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary works and subcontractor interfaces
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Commercial awareness and contract administration capability
Desirable
- Marine or port environment project experience
- Temporary Works / lifting operations or First Aid qualifications
- Relevant degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience in civil engineering or construction
Benefits to joining this company
- Real engineering work - complex projects in live operational environments
- Direct delivery model - engineering-led teams with full project ownership
- Responsibility with support - lead high-value projects with experienced backing
- Progression through experience - develop through delivery of complex infrastructure works
- A place you belong - collaborative, straightforward culture focused on outcomes
Location & travel
- Site-based role within a secure port environment in Kent
- Travel between project locations required
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