Contract Engineering Lead - Building Design

Contract Engineering Lead - Building Design

📍 Location: Bristol - Hybrid work available (3 days in the office per week)
📅 Contract: Until the end of 2026 initially, with potential extension
💰 Rate: Up to £425/day PAYE or £575/day Umbrella (DOE) - Inside IR35

Are you an experienced Engineering Lead with a background in building design and multidisciplinary infrastructure projects?

We are looking for a Contract Engineering Lead - Building Design to take a key technical leadership role on a major, complex engineering programme.

You will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the design delivery of a specialist building, working across multiple engineering disciplines and managing the interfaces between contract partners, project teams and key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

Providing technical management and leadership across engineering contracts
Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering design activities across parallel workstreams
Ensuring design deliverables meet technical specifications, programme requirements and agreed milestones
Managing and supporting the surveillance of detailed design activities
Leading the resolution of complex, cross-programme engineering issues and risks
Ensuring robust configuration control processes are in place
Coordinating engineering design reviews, gateway requirements and constructability reviews
Managing stakeholder comments throughout the design review process
Supporting design optimisation and the management of modifications and change
Supporting discussions around project change, programme impacts and engineering risks
Tracking, mitigating and driving the closure of technical open points

We're looking for:

A Degree-qualified Engineer, or equivalent, in a discipline such as Civil, Structural, Architectural, Process or Mechanical Engineering
Strong experience in design management and coordination on large-scale, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
Solid technical knowledge of building design and construction
Knowledge of relevant UK legislation, particularly CDM 2015
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to lead, coordinate and delegate effectively
A proactive and independent approach to engineering delivery

Desirable experience:

Experience within the nuclear industry or other highly regulated environments
Knowledge of nuclear safety-related design constraints
Experience involving boilers, steam generation facilities or thermal processes
Professional ChartershipThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering professional to take a leading role in the delivery of a technically complex building design package.

📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch to find out more.

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