Civil Project Engineer – Southern Water team
Falmer, Brighton (based in or around Southeast England with travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region)
As a Civil Project Engineer, you’ll lead the delivery of civil engineering solutions across both Non-Infra and Infra Southern Water projects. You’ll guide work from concept through to completion, collaborating with design, site, and client teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality outcomes. This role suits someone proactive, organised, and committed to delivering great results across multiple projects and stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead civil engineering activities from early design through to site delivery and project close‑out.
- Manage design processes, engage in design reviews, and work closely with internal teams and clients.
- Conduct early site assessments and coordinate with stakeholders.
- Prepare, review, and maintain project documentation including RAMS, programmes, and quality plans.
- Oversee material procurement and manage supplier and subcontractor relationships.
- Monitor budgets, support cost reviews, and contribute to variation assessments.
- Ensure quality and compliance through inspections, testing, and site engagement.
- Carry out setting‑out QA checks when required.
- Promote innovation, safety, and continuous improvement across all project stages.
About You:
- Civil Engineering qualification (ONC/HNC/BEng/NVQ or equivalent).
- Full UK driving licence.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Organised, proactive, and collaborative in your approach.
- Able to work flexibly and maintain a positive, solutions‑focused mindset.
- Commercially aware with good understanding of contractual frameworks (NEC).
- Experience in the water sector or Non‑Infrastructure projects (desirable).
- Knowledge of setting out (advantageous).
Desirable Qualifications and Certifications:
- CSCS/ECS Card
- EUSR National Water Hygiene Card
- SMSTS
- First Aid at Work
- City & Guilds Authorised Person Module
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects, offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.
- 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.
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
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.
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. If you believe this applies to you, please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk.
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