Be part of this city within a city. Every year, millions of people travel through Heathrow. Joining our Engineering team means being at the heart of a complex operation whose size, scale and reputation for innovation are unique. We make sure the airport is always running smoothly and keep passengers and planes moving.
Our team touches all aspects of airport life – from water to energy, rail to roads, baggage systems to runways. The scope and variety of what we do is vast, spanning mechanical, electrical, water, civil, rail and environmental disciplines. Together we are responsible for the performance of 500,000 assets worth £14bn. It means there are always a wide range of interesting development, construction and maintenance projects to get involved with. And a lot of ways to develop your skills, career and reputation.
You’ll be part of a close-knit, driven team, taking on work that you can take real pride in and feel passionate about. It’s an exciting place to be, where every day, you’ll discover a world of fresh possibilities and you’ll be mentored by world-class experts every step of the way.
Join us at the forefront of a transformative change programme reshaping engineering at Heathrow Airport. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to lead the development of our Civil Asset Inspections, driving performance, reducing costs, and boosting employee engagement. You’ll bring your technical expertise and proactive mindset to shape our civil asset strategy managing preventative maintenance, prioritising defects, and responding to critical incidents like bridge strikes and tunnel events. Working closely with consultants and delivery managers, you’ll be a key player in ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable engineering across airside, landside, and terminal operations.

If you’re ready to make a tangible impact and thrive in a dynamic, stakeholder rich environment, we’d love to have you on board.

• Deliver a comprehensive civil inspection programme aligned with Engineering Standards, including scheduling Principal Inspections and coordinating delivery with the Civils Framework Consultant.
• Lead and manage the creation of safe, compliant inspection methodologies and job plans, ensuring effective traffic and pedestrian management across operational areas.
• Conduct and oversee a range of civil asset inspections and assessments such as General, Building, Road Visual, and street lighting column inspections ensuring all outputs meet required standards.
• Prepare and review inspection and assessment reports, ensuring quality and safety compliance; manage defect rectification through immediate action or integration into the Preventative Maintenance (PM) programme.
• Support the development of the civil asset strategy by undertaking surveys, managing a dynamic defect work bank, and ensuring accurate documentation and metadata storage for easy retrieval.
• Act as first-line technical support during civil asset incidents and represent the Client on-site for asset sign-off, snagging, and acceptance, collaborating with Business Units and Maintenance Integration teams.
• Engineering Degree (MEng, BEng) or equivalent in Civil or Structural Engineering. Ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn new skills and work in a team environment essential.
• Ability to work under own initiative to achieve targets and meet deadlines.
• Post qualification experience within either a civil or structural engineering capacity,
• Experience of undertaking and managing civil / structural inspections or asset management.
• Full UK Driving License.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.
Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and come home buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.
It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.
Join us on that journey and we’ll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.

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