Senior Temporary Works Engineer (Engineering and Design)

Job description

Job DescriptionDue to sustained and increased secured demand across multiple clients and projects (CMDP, Thames Water, UU, Trawsfynydd, Heathrow, M60 Simister Island). We are expanding our engineering team for UK projects and are seeking a Senior Engineer with significant temporary works experience on complex delivery projects.

As a client-facing Senior Engineer, you will manage the delivery of engineering design on major projects throughout various stages of the project life cycle, ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, safety, and quality requirements.

This role is home-based, but you will be expected to attend the Costain Offices, with an expectation of working in the office up to three days per week (London, Maidenhead or Worle). Our informal dynamic working policy allows all employees to discuss and agree on flexibility regarding where, when, and how they work, based on individual preferences and the requirements of the role, client, business, and team. Short-term travel to company, supplier, or client offices or sites for business purposes may be required.

Responsibilities

Formwork/falsework

Scaffolding

Ground shoring /retaining walls / slope stability

Deep and shallow foundations

Hoarding and fencing

Working platforms

Demolition

Construction Methodology / buildability assessments

Concrete structures

Steel structures

The work is required across several sectors: Highways, Rail, Water, Power, Nuclear and Defence.

Principal Accountabilities

Preparation of design documentation as requested by Lead Engineers.

Be responsible for the preparation and/or checking of design work in accordance with Company Procedures.

Ensure that the project discipline engineering activities are executed within budget and schedule, while maintaining technical integrity.

Ensure work is carried out in accordance with relevant codes, standards and procedures.

Maintain and develop current awareness of relevant codes and standards.

Mentoring/coaching and the development of junior members of the team

Implement company, and where applicable, client/project policies and procedures.

Remain abreast of legislative requirements.

Make short term visits to sites and offices in the UK and overseas, to support project and proposal's needs, for Client liaison, Statutory Undertakers, Building Control, site surveys, third party engineering and design supervision, construction supervision, etc.

Be fully aware of legal and organisational responsibilities regarding Health, Safety and Environmental issues with respect to Employees, Contractors, Clients and third parties, ensuring that activities are managed in accordance with Company Policy and Client requirements.

Note: - In the above descriptions the term 'design' is used in its broadest sense and covers design calculations, specifications, equipment selection, material selection, contract documentation and enquiry requisition / bid review / purchase requisition for subcontracted construction and fabrication work, and approval of subcontractors and suppliers' documentation.

Knowledge, Skills, and ExperienceEssentials

Significant experience in Temporary works design/checking.

Understanding of site construction methods

Thorough knowledge of the major project delivery process from work winning to project handover.

Knowledge and understanding of UK technical and regulatory standards and global best practice.

Strong process safety, quality and environmental leadership focus.

Significant knowledge and understanding of Project Controls, including Schedule, Cost, Risk and Change Management.

Collaborative, innovative and agile.

Experienced customer facing capability with an ability to develop and influence relationships

Strong interpersonal skills and an effective communicator (written & verbal)

Must be able to work from any Costain Office Mobility to travel to costain/client offices, project sites and suppliers, when required

Desirable

Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment

Strong engineering and business system/software skills

Civils, Structures and Infrastructure knowledge

Nuclear, Chemical or similar process industry sectors

QualificationsEssential

Honours Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering related subject.

Able to achieve SC clearance

Desirable

Chartered Engineer and Membership of a professional engineering institution

About UsCostain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

02-04-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English