Pre-Construction Project Engineer (Delivery)
Hampton with travel to London sites.
We’re looking for a proactive, detail‑driven Pre‑Construction Project Engineer to shape our projects from the very beginning. In this role, you’ll help bring clarity, structure and technical insight to the Pre‑Contract phase ensuring every project starts on a strong foundation.
As a Project Engineer, you’ll bring together insights from our Operational and Matrix teams to shape a reliable Target Cost, produce a thorough Risk Register, and create early Delivery Plans that set each project up for success. You’ll also strengthen the commercial position of each project through detailed design and subcontract procurement and lead the development of a fully considered Delivery Plan before any work begins on site.
What you will be doing:
- Review design partner deliverables to ensure full compliance with contractual, design and regulatory requirements, delegating where appropriate.
- Support the procurement team by reviewing tender specifications, addressing technical queries and assessing tender submissions.
- Plan, coordinate and deliver pre‑construction surveys, testing and inspections to support design development.
- Prepare and review documentation required for client approvals and internal governance processes.
- Act as a key technical interface with the client, including managing the issue and closure of technical waivers.
- Ensure a smooth and well‑coordinated transition from pre‑construction into the operational delivery phase.
- Manage and deliver small to medium packages of work ready for handover to the operational team.
- Provide technical input into the project programme and support collaborative planning activities.
- Capture, share and embed best practice to support continuous improvement across the team.
About You:
- HND/HNC in a Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or Architectural Engineering discipline (BEng/MEng desirable).
- Strong background in construction/engineering within Water/Wastewater or related sectors.
- Valid SMSTS and CSCS card.
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
- Technically competent with good commercial and contractual awareness.
- Well organised, deadline‑driven and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Confident delivering presentations to a range of audiences.
- Proficient IT and computer skills.
- Positive, proactive “can‑do” attitude.
- Ability to perform in a team environment.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion Galliford Try is one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals.
Our Benefits:
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
- A wide range of corporate discounts.
- Cycle to Work schemes.
- Comprehensive pension plan.
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
About Us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long‑term value.
Contact:
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? At Galliford Try we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
Further Details:
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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