Senior Engineer Carbon

at  Heathrow

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.
As a Senior Engineer in our Civil & Environmental team, you’ll help us to make every journey better. Especially because the work you do will touch on all aspects of Heathrow life – we’re actively involved in everything from runways and taxiways, terminals and other buildings, EV charging, Surface access project, Energy schemes and airspace modernisation. You’ll keep our airport running smoothly 24/7.
The scale of what we do is vast and will test your skills and give you scope to make your mark, it’s an exciting place to be. You’ll be doing work that you can take real pride in and feel genuinely passionate about as part whilst being part of a close-knit and supportive team.

This role is specifically supporting Carbon reduction projects at the airport with technical leadership, it isn’t a Carbon strategy role.

• Lead Infrastructure co-ordination of Carbon and Sustainability programme.
• Civil Engineering technical support for our C&S programme, including the following large schemes; Energy Transition, Electrical Network Infrastructure, Decarbonisation. This will require a skill set that is broad for a civil engineer – Roofs, pavements, Tunnels, retaining walls, exposed structures, bridges and building fabric.
• Technical Approval - Ensuring the asset strategies, standards and plans are understood and applied effectively across the Carbon and Sustainability Programme. This includes reviewing and deciding on requests to deviate and leading the engineering acceptance of products and materials.
• Managing Risk, Assurance and Investigations - Carry out assurance activities on delivery teams within capital delivery projects and maintenance teams to ensure asset plans are being robustly applied and have appropriate plans in place to manage risk.
• Leadership – Be a senior manager and leader at Heathrow. Provide professional leadership and mentoring to the engineers assigned to your discipline.
• Qualified at degree level, be Chartered Engineer (or near Chartered) with ICE or can demonstrate equivalent experience and expertise.
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation to drive the overall agenda for asset management and execution of the strategy.
• Proven ability to instruct, lead and manage technical and professional consultants and contractors to achieve defined outcomes.
• Good knowledge and a strong working experience of asset management and maintenance practices, methodologies and strategies.
• Experience of developing business cases, and the ability to translate and present data and technical knowledge in a meaningful way.

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 end the day 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.

• Lead Infrastructure co-ordination of Carbon and Sustainability programme.
• Civil Engineering technical support for our C&S programme, including the following large schemes; Energy Transition, Electrical Network Infrastructure, Decarbonisation. This will require a skill set that is broad for a civil engineer – Roofs, pavements, Tunnels, retaining walls, exposed structures, bridges and building fabric.
• Technical Approval - Ensuring the asset strategies, standards and plans are understood and applied effectively across the Carbon and Sustainability Programme. This includes reviewing and deciding on requests to deviate and leading the engineering acceptance of products and materials.
• Managing Risk, Assurance and Investigations - Carry out assurance activities on delivery teams within capital delivery projects and maintenance teams to ensure asset plans are being robustly applied and have appropriate plans in place to manage risk.
• Leadership – Be a senior manager and leader at Heathrow. Provide professional leadership and mentoring to the engineers assigned to your discipline.
• Qualified at degree level, be Chartered Engineer (or near Chartered) with ICE or can demonstrate equivalent experience and expertise.
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation to drive the overall agenda for asset management and execution of the strategy.
• Proven ability to instruct, lead and manage technical and professional consultants and contractors to achieve defined outcomes.
• Good knowledge and a strong working experience of asset management and maintenance practices, methodologies and strategies.
• Experience of developing business cases, and the ability to translate and present data and technical knowledge in a meaningful way