Senior Engineer (B3) Built Environment (BS/BE)

Role overview

Key accountabilities

• Ensure safety, functionality and compliance of low- to medium-risk newly implemented or altered assets, processes, procedures and systems.
• Lead low-complexity engineering solutions using defined standards and governance.
• Provide professional challenge and advice to internal stakeholders on high-quality, tested engineering solutions.
• Conduct risk-based on-site monitoring and surveillance, resolving or escalating issues.
• Apply engineering standards and recommend solutions to improve efficiency, safety and operating costs.
• Provide technical recommendations and support continuous improvement, innovation, whole-life cost optimisation and root cause analysis.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers, graduates and apprentice surveyors and provide performance feedback.

Skills, knowledge and experience

• The posting identifies relevant built-environment professional qualifications or chartered status, including Registered Architect, Chartered Building Surveyor, Chartered Building Engineer or Chartered Builder; its wording combines 'ideally' with an essential label.
• Architect candidates must be registered with the Architects Registration Board.
• For other disciplines, the posting names relevant professional institution membership such as RICS, CIOB or CABE, or an internationally recognised equivalent; its wording combines 'ideally' with an essential label.
• Good knowledge of built-environment legislation, technical standards, industry best practice, and health, safety and environmental considerations.
• Knowledge of some of the design, construction, operation, maintenance and assessment of built-environment assets.
• Ability to lead asset design, assess asset condition and undertake asset management.
• Significant experience across several asset lifecycle areas; broad experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams is also listed, but the source text cuts off during this criterion.

Location and working arrangement

• Based at Palestra, Southwark, with various locations across London.
• Hybrid working provides a 50/50 split between office and home over a four-week period; arrangements may change with business requirements.
• The role includes on-site risk-based monitoring and surveillance of works.

Salary and grade

• Salary is £70,000 to £76,500 per year, depending on skills, knowledge and experience.
• Grade: Pay Band 3.

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