Project Engineer

Location: Leeds City Location, Monday to Friday office 8 hours a day worked

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, finances and lifestyle:

• Holiday entitlement starting at 23 days per year plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 24 days after one year and 25 days after two years’ service

• Life assurance cover of 4x annual salary

• Pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with company contributions of 5% and employee contributions of 4% (with the option to contribute more)

• Access to a benefits platform offering instant discounts on shopping, dining and travel

• Discounted private health and dental care

• Gym membership discounts, with no minimum contract period

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Electric car scheme, available after successful completion of probation
  
  Role Purpose

  The Project Engineer supports the successful delivery of infrastructure, groundworks, and tunnelling projects through technical coordination, Program management, and stakeholder engagement.

  Key Responsibilities

  · Coordinate engineering activities between site teams, designers, subcontractors, and clients.

  · Monitor project progress against Program, cost, and quality objectives.

  · Support NEC4 contract administration, early warning processes, Program reviews, and change management activities.

  · Support procurement activities and subcontractor management.

  · Review and manage technical queries, RFIs, and construction documentation.

  · Comply with CDM 2015 regulations, company HSEQ procedures, and promote a positive safety culture across all activities.

· Assist with risk management, temporary works coordination, and permits.

· Prepare progress reports, look-ahead plans, and engineering trackers.

Technical Requirements

· Understanding of NEC4 contracts and UK infrastructure delivery models.

· Knowledge of tunnelling, deep excavation, or heavy civils construction methodologies.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, and common engineering document systems.

· Understanding of QA/QC processes and inspection test plans.

· Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction sequencing.

Experience & Qualifications

· Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline.

· 3–7 years of infrastructure or heavy civil engineering experience.

· SMSTS or SSSTS certification advantageous.

· Working towards Chartered Engineer status preferred.

Company Background 
The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned Civil Engineering business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.

LIFE Culture
We're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.

Disability Confident Committed 
We are a disability confident employer and we're committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at HR@josephgallagher.co.uk.