Highways & Infrastructure jobs

HIGHWAYS & INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Norman Rourke Pryme (NRP) are entering 2021 requiring several new recruits to support our existing teams. We have recently secured positions on several major frameworks, including TfL’s Highways Engineering Framework and the London Borough of Southwark’s Highways Professional Services Contract. We have also seen growth across our existing clients and are looking to expand our team as a result.

We require multiple candidates of all experience and grades for the positions below.

Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor/Quantity Surveyor
Location: London

Opportunity: Join our professional team of project managers, engineers and quantity surveyors working across London and the south of England.

NRP have recently secured several new high-profile and long-term contracts with local authorities and are looking to expand our Highways and Infrastructure department. You will be working alongside a diverse and highly experienced team on some of London’s most prestigious, award winning and sensitive projects. Our clients include many of the central London boroughs and major transport authorities. We support the design and delivery of major public realm projects such as Camden’s West-End Project, Baker Street Two-Way, Bank on Safety, and many more. We also maintain and improve the cities highways and relevant assets and have been integral to designing and delivering the cities COVID-19 response schemes. You will work alongside industry leading architectural and engineering firms as we partner to create the future shape of London.

You will be a personable, flexible and responsive individual with a passion for team working. As a member of NRP you will strive to deliver excellence in everything you do. You will be expected to not only support your project team, but also work to improve the company operations and work winning, acting as a brand ambassador in everything you do.

You will be trained by our subject experts to become a leader in your field. We focus on ensuring quality of service for our clients and hold close relationships with our fellow consultants and specialists who have come to trust we get things right first time. You will be expected contribute to developing NRP’s overall skillset and competencies through professional development and training. We provide full professional training support, targeting chartership and membership of the relevant body including financial and professional mentorship by one of our internal specialists.

Role:

• Measurement and quantification of project costs
• Production of Bills of Quantities and Schedule of Rates
• Production of detailed cost reports
• Post contract quantity surveying
• Value engineering support
• Commercial management of projects
• NEC project support and compensation event valuation

Skills:

• Degree qualification desired (MRICS accredited or equivalent)
• Experience working with NEC contracts
• Background in civil engineering, highways maintenance, rail or infrastructure projects
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Use of Microsoft suite of software, in particular Teams and SharePoint
  
  

Benefits:

NRP has invested time and resource to create an environment where people develop professionally and personally. We continually review our benefits offerings with our staff to ensure we are offering a range of options to suit everyone, appreciating individuals’ priorities are different. As a result, we offer all the standard benefits, along with a raft of wellbeing and family focused support.

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Position: Senior Project Manager/Project Manager
Location: London

Join our professional team of project managers, engineers and quantity surveyors working across London and the south of England.

NRP have recently secured several new high-profile and long-term contracts with local authorities and are looking to expand our Highways and Infrastructure department. You will be working alongside a diverse and highly experienced team on some of London’s most prestigious, award winning and sensitive projects. Our clients include many of the central London boroughs and major transport authorities. We support the design and delivery of major public realm projects such as Camden’s West-End Project, Baker Street Two-Way, Bank on Safety, and many more. We also maintain and improve the cities highways and relevant assets and have been integral to designing and delivering the cities COVID-19 response schemes. You will work alongside industry leading architectural and engineering firms as we partner to create the future shape of London.

You will be a personable, flexible and responsive individual with a passion for team working. As a member of NRP you will strive to deliver excellence in everything you do. You will be expected to not only support your project team, but also work to improve the company operations and work winning, acting as a brand ambassador in everything you do.

You will be trained by our subject experts to become a leader in your field. We focus on ensuring quality of service for our clients and hold close relationships with our fellow consultants and specialists who have come to trust we get things right first time. You will be expected contribute to developing NRP’s overall skillset and competencies through professional development and training. We provide full professional training support, targeting chartership and membership of the relevant body including financial and professional mentorship by one of our internal specialists.

Role:

• Serve as expert in the delivery of projects, proactively educating stakeholders, championing the approach
• Oversee the project life cycle, anticipating challenges and overcoming obstacles
• Ensure programme is controlled and achieves the desired outcomes, through dedication and application of best practices
• Ensure we develop suitable and standard approaches for project management
• Definition of project scope and business case management and align this with the programme vision
• Develop strong partnerships with cross-functional teams including all regions and shared services
• Management of project, tranches and project planning including milestone management; risk and issue management
• Provide financial management; maintaining risks, issues, assumptions, actions logs, resource forecasting
• Help define project requirements from user/client descriptions
• Drive and promote innovation

Skill:

• Degree qualification and professional membership preferred
• Excellent written, and interpersonal skills
• Driven individual with skills in detailed planning and execution of plans
• Diplomatic ability to influence others at all levels
• Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders
• Awareness to effectively communicate with all stakeholders
• Dynamic problem solving
• Fast learner
• Numerate and analytical thinker
• Use of Microsoft suite of software, in particular Teams and SharePoint
  
  

Benefits:

NRP has invested time and resource to create an environment where people develop professionally and personally. We continually review our benefits offerings with our staff to ensure we are offering a range of options to suit everyone, appreciating individuals’ priorities are different. As a result, we offer all the standard benefits, along with a raft of wellbeing and family focused support.

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Position: Engineer

Location: London

Join our professional team of project managers, engineers and quantity surveyors working across London and the south of England.

NRP have recently secured several new high-profile and long-term contracts with local authorities and are looking to expand our Highways and Infrastructure department. You will be working alongside a diverse and highly experienced team on some of London’s most prestigious, award winning and sensitive projects. Our clients include many of the central London boroughs and major transport authorities. We support the design and delivery of major public realm projects such as Camden’s West-End Project, Baker Street Two-Way, Bank on Safety, and many more. We also maintain and improve the cities highways and relevant assets and have been integral to designing and delivering the cities COVID-19 response schemes. You will work alongside industry leading architectural and engineering firms as we partner to create the future shape of London.

You will be a personable, flexible and responsive individual with a passion for team working. As a member of NRP you will strive to deliver excellence in everything you do. You will be expected to not only support your project team, but also work to improve the company operations and work winning, acting as a brand ambassador in everything you do.

You will be trained by our subject experts to become a leader in your field. We focus on ensuring quality of service for our clients and hold close relationships with our fellow consultants and specialists who have come to trust we get things right first time. You will be expected contribute to developing NRP’s overall skillset and competencies through professional development and training. We provide full professional training support, targeting chartership and membership of the relevant body including financial and professional mentorship by one of our internal specialists.

Role:

• To assist in the delivery of a range of highways engineering related projects on behalf of both public and private sector clients
• Assist Project Managers to ensure that deadlines are met and within budget
• Respond to client and customer enquiries taking messages, when necessary and ensuring that their needs are met
• Managing projects in accordance with Client requirements to exceed their expectations
• Ensure all project files are up to date and comply with the QMS system
• Work closely with team members and other consultants
• Ability to review and write technical reports
• Development of conceptual design and producing engineering designs and details in accordance with project requirements
• Visits to site as required
• Ensure all project files are up to date and comply with the QA system
• Assist in developing Quality Assurance systems and procedures in the service area
• Use best practice at all times

Skills:

• Professional qualification or equivalent
• Working towards and thinking about professional Chartership
• Self-motivated with good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Possess strong analytical ability and a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and current design standards
• Able to communicate / liaise effectively and professionally with the design team, clients and contractors
• Use of Microsoft suite of software, in particular Teams and SharePoint
  
  

Benefits:

NRP has invested time and resource to create an environment where people develop professionally and personally. We continually review our benefits offerings with our staff to ensure we are offering a range of options to suit everyone, appreciating individuals’ priorities are different. As a result, we offer all the standard benefits, along with a raft of wellbeing and family focused support.