Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer – Offshore Energy

Location: Newcastle (or UK / Europe hybrid)

Company: Cathie Associates

About Cathie

Cathie is a leading global offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy. We specialise in geospatial analysis, marine geophysics and geotechnics, cable engineering, foundations, trenching and advanced numerical analyses.

We support the full lifecycle of offshore energy projects, with a strong focus on offshore wind, and continuously challenge how we work to improve and innovate.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our engineering team in a project delivery-focused role.

The role is centered on coordinating and delivering projects, working closely with senior engineers and technical specialists to ensure high-quality outcomes.

You will typically act as a Project Manager or experienced engineering resource, taking ownership of delivery from proposal stage through to completion and client close-out.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of geotechnical offshore engineering projects, ensuring time, budget and quality targets are met
• Act as a key client interface during project delivery, reporting and coordination
• Manage several project scopes and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs
• Prepare and manage proposals, budgets, schedules and risk registers
• Coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders (clients, subcontractors, other offices) where required with the support of seniors.
• Support technical delivery by working with specialist geotechnical engineers and geoscientists
• Ensure compliance with QA, HSE and company management systems
• Contribute to continuous improvement, innovation, digital workflows and project delivery tools

What We’re Looking For

• Degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering
• Minimum 3-5+ years’ experience in offshore engineering (offshore wind, oil & gas, subsea cables or marine construction)
• Demonstrated experience in project delivery and strong geotechnical analysis skills
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness and ability to manage budgets and risks
• Experience in the use of specialist geotechnical packages, e.g. Plaxis, Abacus, Itasca suite
• Programming experience in Python (data handling, automation or engineering tools)

Desirable

• Experience in subsea foundations, databases and AI tools
• Experience supporting or managing proposals and tenders
• Chartered status (or working towards it)

Highly desirable

• LPA analysis of offshore jack up structures
• Familiarity with software development platforms (e.g. Azure DevOps) and version control workflows
• Experience contributing to digital tools, scripts or engineering workflows

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunity to work on high-profile offshore wind and energy projects globally
• Exposure to multidisciplinary teams across Europe and internationally
• A collaborative environment with strong knowledge sharing and support from senior specialists
• Opportunities for career progression into Project Manager and senior delivery roles
• Support for professional development and chartership
• Involvement in innovation, digital engineering and continuous improvement initiatives
• A culture that encourages initiative, learning and long-term career growth

Additional financial benefits will be discussed to suitable candidates (e.g. pension scheme, health cover, dental cover, bike to work cover, etc)