Senior Engineer

Who We Are

At H&J Martin Construction (part of Lagan Specialist Group), we combine decades of expertise with top industry talent to deliver high-quality residential, commercial, and public infrastructure projects. Our headquarters are located in Belfast, with a project portfolio across Northern Ireland and beyond.

Role Overview

As a Senior Engineer, you will play a key role in project delivery. Working closely with clients, subcontractors and internal teams, you will bring a proactive approach to keep projects moving forward. Utilising your engineering expertise, initiative and effective communication, you will drive the safe, timely and high standard delivery of our projects.

Building strong professional relationships and working collaboratively will be key to your success in this role.

Why This Role Stands Out

Working within a small team, you will have excellent opportunities to take ownership of certain tasks, helping you develop your skills and experience to enhance your career.

What you'll do

Some of your main responsibilities will include:

• Assist in planning, supervising and inspecting of temporary works, ensuring safety and compliance.
• Accurately interpreting construction drawings and specifications and taking ownership in the implementation of Engineering Controls.
• Implement and ensure compliance with health & safety regulations, monitoring and recording health and safety activities as required.

• Contribute to preparation and organisation of the programme for work, including resource allocation, permits, risk assessments and method statements
• Management and implementation of Quality procedures
• Liaise with clients, internal departments, subcontractors and other key stakeholders to ensure the project develops in line with plans and timeframes, with no compromise in quality and delivery
• Manage site teams and subcontractors, ensuring written and verbal communication or instructions are clear and understood.
• Live the company values in what you do, supporting an inclusive environment and great place to work
• Take an interest in your own development and actively seek to improve how we do things

What you'll bring

As Senior Engineer your main skills and experience must include:

• Third level qualification in Construction Management or Civil Engineering degree.
• Minimum 3 years post graduate experience working on construction projects.
• CSR/CSCS Qualification or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally
• Effective at problem solving and implementing resolutionsand ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to successfully implement, maintain and ensure compliance of Health & Safety legislation
• Full understanding of implementing Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures
• Commercially aware of economies and efficiencies
• Competent in Information Technology and in particular, relevant construction related software including AutoCAD
• Full valid driving licence, that permits driving in the UK/Ireland

It would also be desirable to be:

• Experienced with supervising/mentoring engineering teams
• Qualified First Aider
• Qualified Temporary Works Coordinator
• Qualified Appointed Person

Our Values

Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development. We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first:

Caring | Trust | Respect | Fun | Open & Honest | Safety

How we'll reward you

In return, we offer an attractive, competitive salary and a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities. At our Head Office in Belfast, we have an on-site Gym and Wellbeing Hub which is available for use to all our employees.

Our Core Benefits for this role include:

• Generous annual leave, increasing with service (with option to buy more)
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Paid professional membership fees
• Health Cash Plan & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free annual health checks
• Car Allowance or Company Vehicle & Fuel Card
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym membership & use of our company gym at Head Office
• Company EV Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual Volunteer Day to support your choice of volunteering activity

Your application

At Lagan Specialist Group we want everyone to feel welcome. If you require any support, or adjustments at any stage during the application process please let us know and we will do whatever we can to assist.

To apply for this post, please submit your CV by clicking the Apply button. We wish you every success with your application.

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER- We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.

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