Project Engineer

Company Overview

A family run business, trading for over 28 years, McCrory provides Design & Build Principal Contractor construction services to deliver infrastructure improvements for prestige clients in the energy, transport & utilities sectors in the UK and Ireland.

Clients have included or do include:

• Ireland / N. Ireland: The Rail Procurement Agency (RPA), Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann, NI Translink and,
• Great Britain: Network Rail, National Grid, Affinity Water and the Channel Tunnel Group T/A Eurotunnel.

Role Overview

Immediately, the successful candidate will be based in Folkestone, Kent and will have a varied range of Project Engineering responsibilities associated with the delivery (including M&E) and miscellaneous project engineering of turnkey building projects for our growing portfolio of current, ongoing and future projects in southeast Kent.

Current and future projects include Civil Engineering works, High Voltage Substation provision, High & Low Voltage cable diversions. Reinforced Concrete foundations, Structures and Buildings, Portal Steel frame buildings, Cladding & Roofing, Heavy Duty Reinforced Concrete and tarmac highway pavement finishes, services and utilities diversion and installation, general building, industrial facility and office construction and fitout including full Mechanical & Electrical fitout and various building internal fitout.

The ideal applicant will have 3-10 years’ experience working in a similar sector in the UK or Ireland and be familiar with UK based processes, regulations, procedures etc. This role is suitable for postgraduates or junior engineers with 3- 5 years’ experience.

Other responsibilities for future planned projects will develop in pre-construction planning, technical specification reviews pre & post tender, engineering technical support of the tendering team.

Role Specific Accountabilities

• Liaise with and support senior management, engineers, safety officers and commercial team to provide quality technical advice and support in the planning and delivery.
• Liaise with various stakeholders on both our side and the Client side to ensure expectations are exceeded.
• Support and liaise with colleagues in the commercial team with technical aspects in the preparation of pricing specifications for variations, value engineering and various tender opportunities.
• Liaise with Principal Designers, Senior Engineers, setting out engineers, temporary works designers and Client Project Managers.
• Provide onsite engineering monitoring, support and vigilance construction detail, in setting out, surveying, identifying & solving problems to reduce non-conformances.
• Liaising with purchasing, suppliers, site management and SPCE to ensure accurate & timely procurement of specified materials.
• Overseeing and / or liaising with various stakeholders to ensure the collation of information, documents, redline drawings, quality assurance, ITP documentation.
• Support the Senior Project Engineers in liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure design specifications are met and relevant quality assurance documentation is captured, filed and shared as appropriate.
• Assist and support the control, distribution and superseding of drawings with support of admin & document control staff.
• Assist with the preparation of as built records, drawings, quality control documentation, H&S file and O&M Manuals.
• Maintenance recording of appropriate quality control documentation & records as appropriate
• Support and assist the preparation and closing out of snag lists at periodic handovers and completion handovers working toward the securing of handover certificates and other relevant documentation.

General Accountabilities

• Liaising with colleagues as part of the project delivery team, contributing as required to ensure the safe delivery of project to the specifications and budgets while managing risk, operational and delivery constraints.
• Assist and support site management, SPE, and the Directors in annual ISO audits.
• Miscellaneous and various tasks associated with the business day-to-day operations

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Third Level Education: BA (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and management, Building Engineering, similar or equivalent.
• A Level or equivalent in Mathematics (B or higher), 1 x Science (C or higher) and any other A-Level (C or higher). Consideration will be given to equivalent qualification pathways, including vocational and apprenticeship routes.
• GCSE Level in Mathematics (B or higher), 1 x Science (C or higher), English (B or higher) and any other.
• Fluent in English
• Full Clean (3 points or less) UK/EU Driving Licence with exclusive access to own vehicle.
• Current passport with at least six months to expiry.
• Experienced in MS Excel, MS Outlook, and the MS Windows file system including OneDrive & SharePoint.
• Experienced in the use of Autodesk Autocad or BricsCAD.
• Good Health – Network Rail (ML1) Medical may be conducted.
• Have a good understanding and experience of contemporary professional email communications with a high standard of grammar and punctuation.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written (email) forms.
• Be able to work independently, show initiative and be self-motivated and to work independently and as part of a team with a common goal.
• Have access to own mode of transport to a fixed place of business and reside within a reasonable commuting distance of Folkestone.

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

• CSCS UK H&S Test for Managers & Professionals.
• CSCS / CSR / NPORS Site Card
• High level of attendance and punctuality in school and higher education.
• Knowledge and/or experience of MS Project.
• Experience working under NEC3 & NEC4 contracts.
• An ability to listen and learn from highly experienced senior colleagues with an appetite, eagerness and willingness to learn and develop new skills and experience.
• A positive attitude towards delivery with a constructive mindset and appetite to identify, address and solve problems.

Employee Benefits

• Excluding Statutory Bank Holidays, minimum 21 Days annual holiday, incrementing up to 25 Days incrementing annually, after 2 consecutive years of service),
• Annual leave entitlement is 21 days per year, excluding statutory bank holidays. Following two consecutive years of service, entitlement increases incrementally by one day per year, reaching a maximum of 25 days after five years’ service.
• Guaranteed annual minimum, 2%, maximum 5% salary scale.
• Guaranteed Christmas Bonus minimum 1%, maximum 5% of salary,
• Company Healthcare package
• Employee Referral Scheme up to £500.

Other Additional Information

• Working Hours: 47.5 hrs (Monday to Friday 07.30am to 17.30pm).
• Access NI / DBS Checks will be conducted.
• Workplace Medical will be carried out.
• Right to work in the UK required.
• Commencement as soon as possible.
• Access to company pool vehicle for business use.
• Laptop, mobile phone, company fuel & expenses credit card provided.
• Must have been resident in the UK or Ireland for a minimum of 5 years.
• National Security Vetting / Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) will be conducted by the UK Home Office on behalf of the Client for access to high security areas.
• Deadline for applicants: Sunday 15/11/2026 at 17:00 GMT.

Pay: £55,000.00-£65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance

Work Location: In person