Principal Temporary Works Engineer

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a  friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.  We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our Water Division, working on one of our current three frameworks with Scottish Water.

· SR21 DV1 : Capital works water and wastewater framework, delivered by the Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) Joint Venture. Primarily infrastructure and civil engineering project improving network resilient and protecting the environment.

· SR21 DV2 : Predominantly MEICA based capital maintenance framework on existing water and wastewater assets. Upgrade, refurbishment and high value capital maintenance projects

· SR27 DV4 : The integrated design and construction of civil and infrastructure projects within SW 12 years enterprise arrangement. Project and progharmeme opportunities across the full capital investment programme.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice, graduate, or progressing through your career, it’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group Water Scotland. Our Scottish Water frameworks offer long term career development opportunities and a diverse portfolio of roles within the water sector.

Want to be a part of it? 

What will you be doing?  

As Principal Temporary Works Engineer you will oversee a project from initiation to completion, taking full responsibility for all aspects of temporary works (TW) planning. You will ensure that suitable TW solutions are evaluated and associated costs are captured at each stage of the project lifecycle. This includes assessing the price, methodology, and constructability of each option before selecting and presenting it to the Project Team. 

You will ensure work is carried out in a productive and timely manner, maintaining a focus on minimising risk in all functions of Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality and Commercial aspects. Have a focus on good customer service and create long-lasting relationships with clients to encourage profitable repeat business to meet the MGW corporate objectives 

Additionally, you will conduct Category 1 and 2 checks and obtain Category 3 checks, where required, on the TW for all contracts, as well as their subcontractors' sites. You will also support the development of Category 0 Standard Solutions in collaboration with the TW and Design teams across the Water Division.

  This role ensures robust governance, compliance, and delivery of temporary works across the Water Division, aligning with BS5975:2024 and CDM Regulations. Responsibilities include reviewing procedures, supporting design and estimating activities, and developing safe, cost-effective temporary works solutions for complex projects. The role oversees design verification, structural analysis, inspections, and certification processes, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. It contributes to buildability reviews, project delivery plans, and regulatory applications while managing audits and permits. Providing technical support and fostering strong stakeholder relationships, the role drives best practice, consistency, and continuous improvement across all temporary works activities.

• What you'll bring 

• • Active member of the Design and Operation teams in driving the project forward while embracing innovation and alternate working methods.
  • Visible Health & Safety leadership.
  • Seeks and participates in personal development opportunities with the professional development of an accredited body.
  • Educated to BSc, BEng level.

• Experience of using AutoCAD 2D Software.

• Knowledge and understanding of CDM 2015.

• Awareness of Process Safety.
• Full UK Driving License

What’s in it for you? 

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognitionscheme
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

In addition, this role offers; 

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use - only if it's a requirement listed on the advert
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you and your family the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Private Healthcare - family cover
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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