Costain Group PLC

Quantity Surveyor

• Support preparation of Invitation to Tenders (ITTs) and assist with analysis of tender returns
• Assist in benchmarking contractor and supplier submissions to ensure value for money
• Support review and administration of contract terms and conditions
• Assist in evaluating framework agreements and identifying commercial improvement and efficiency opportunities
• Review variations and cost proposals under guidance of senior commercial team members
• Support value engineering initiatives
• Work with the client's supply chain team, project teams and contractors on procurement and commercial objectives
• Assist in monitoring contract performance and identifying potential commercial risks or issues
• Maintain commercial records, notifications and contract documentation
• Support preparation of reports, cost analyses and commercial documentation
• Develop understanding of construction contracts and their practical application
• Maintain awareness of relevant health and safety requirements and their commercial implications
• Contribute as a member of an integrated project and commercial team

Junior Quantity Surveyor

Engineer

• Support team growth across Rail, Water, Roads, Nuclear and Defence sectors
• Contribute to infrastructure projects across the UK’s transportation, water and energy infrastructure
• Develop construction sequencing, construction programmes, construction methodologies and logistics requirements
• Produce reports and provide environmental impact assessment support
• Provide technical input into work winning
• Support advisory, consultancy, work winning and live complex project delivery schemes
• Develop and communicate construction challenges, methodologies, sequences and programmes
• Use PowerPoint for sketching, sequencing and client presentations
• Use Word to record studies in report format
• Use Excel to interrogate and manipulate data
• Produce construction programmes in Primavera P6
• Communicate advice to clients, designers and stakeholders regarding land, programme durations and construction costs

Constructability Engineer

Manager

• Lead and manage the Crossings and Utilities function across the programme
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, specialist subcontractors and utility coordinators
• Develop team capability, resource plans and succession planning
• Act as the Alliance subject matter expert for crossings and utilities
• Manage tunnelling, HDD, pipe-jacking and open-cut crossing activities
• Develop crossing strategies and select construction methodologies
• Manage design development, contracts and specialist subcontractors
• Review technical drawings, risk assessments and method statements
• Monitor programme performance and implement corrective actions
• Lead the utility management strategy and governance framework
• Provide timely and accurate utility information across projects
• Ensure compliance with HSG47, CDM Regulations, PAS128, PAS256 and other relevant standards
• Oversee utility searches, diversions, third-party supervision requirements and asset protection agreements
• Establish utility performance measures, trackers and reporting
• Identify innovation, automation and continuous improvement opportunities
• Provide technical leadership and assurance for utility-related activities
• Engage utility asset owners, highways authorities, Network Rail, environmental regulators and other third parties
• Coordinate design, construction, GIS and project teams
• Resolve complex utility and crossing issues affecting programme delivery
• Deliver health, safety, environmental and quality performance and ensure safe systems of work

Crossings and Utilities Manager

Learning and Development

• Attract, recruit, develop, and retain early-career candidates through academic and community projects
• Provide support and guidance to Early Careers participants and line managers
• Ensure development and technical offerings address critical skills shortages and comply with industry bodies, chartered professional bodies, national occupational standards, and Costain requirements and budgets
• Project-manage the graduate technical curriculum and implement it for each annual intake with discipline stakeholders
• Generate data and insights to improve the relevance and quality of the Early Careers portfolio
• Collaborate with preferred suppliers, academic and industry boards, subject matter experts, and the wider Talent and Development team
• Manage Apprentice Tri-Partite review schedules and attend at least two reviews per annum alongside line managers
• Maintain progress reports and supplier quality
• Support relationships with partner universities, colleges, and training providers
• Create an ongoing recruitment pipeline through placements, apprenticeships, and graduate programmes
• Collaborate with Project HR teams and Talent Acquisition to maximize attraction for available roles
• Build stakeholder relationships to support learners completing qualifications through meetings with managers, trainers, assessors, and verifiers
• Promote apprentice and academic offerings, including T Levels programmes, and support upskilling roles
• Collaborate with further and higher education providers and sector skills councils to support workforce development
• Advise line managers on apprenticeship on- and off-the-job learning requirements and Knowledge, Skills and Experience expectations
• Support Early Careers participants pursuing chartership
• Develop a preferred supplier network for apprenticeship training and ensure required Costain, industry, and Ofsted standards are met

Learning and Development Advisor

Product Designer

• Lead Engineering design and assurance across the entire project life cycle through handover
• Maintain full accountability for engineering and design activities on the framework
• Manage design managers, engineering staff, design houses, technical leads and quality assurance staff
• Lead design compliance and change, temporary works coordination, BIM, materials management, quality assurance and handover
• Ensure designs are delivered on time, to a high right-first-time standard, suitable for construction and adoptable by asset owners
• Develop and implement the Framework Design Strategy
• Establish integrated Framework design controls, processes and procedures aligned with GAL and The Costain Way
• Provide technical leadership and manage quality controls to ensure safe, high-quality, timely and cost-effective delivery
• Manage external design consultants, internal design, subcontractor-designed elements and integration of all design elements
• Engage with clients and external stakeholders, including National Highways, to support successful handover
• Support tender solution development, writing, review and management for future works
• Support technical strategy and pipeline development with the preconstruction and project directors
• Collaborate with the project leadership team on safe, efficient design, delivery and handover
• Assess team competency and ensure appropriate skills and resources
• Lead safe-by-design practices and discharge legal responsibilities under CDM and relevant legislation
• Ensure works comply with design information, planning constraints, technical specifications and Costain Way guidance
• Coordinate technical, design and quality managers as an integrated team
• Promote a Right First-Time quality approach
• Manage interfaces and information flow between design and construction teams
• Provide planning and procurement support
• Build strategic design partnerships with the supply chain

Framework Engineering – Design Manager

Civil Engineer

• Support delivery of nuclear industry projects across all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle
• Work with the existing design team on feasibility studies, reference designs and detailed designs
• Prepare reports, technical specifications and proposals for local and regional clients
• Lead small projects and sub-tasks from a technical perspective
• Prepare preliminary and detailed design analyses, calculations, specifications and documentation for civil and structural works
• Communicate designs to BIM teams
• Collaborate with other disciplines and construction teams
• Communicate with clients
• Challenge and deliver value engineering solutions
• Support and guide junior team members
• Work from Manchester 2–3 days per week with regular visits to a site near Chester

Senior Civil & Structural Engineer – Nuclear

• Produce and check geotechnical calculations and specifications for shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls, and earthworks
• Review and guide the production of BIM/CAD models and drawings
• Process AGS files, manage geotechnical data, and produce digital 2D/3D ground models
• Derive soil and rock design parameters for engineering use
• Contribute to automation of repetitive tasks and calculations
• Produce Eurocode 7-compliant reports, including desktop studies, Ground Investigation Reports, and Geotechnical Design Reports
• Plan and scope ground investigations and interpret laboratory and in-situ test results
• Collaborate with civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers and project managers
• Participate in design reviews and interdisciplinary design check sessions and deliver technical presentations
• Manage workload and assigned work packages to agreed cost, time, and quality standards
• Manage change and resource allocations
• Respond to site Technical Queries for permanent and temporary works designs
• Guide construction teams by reviewing previous designs and proposing alternative ground and civil engineering solutions

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Planner

• Assist with developing and maintaining detailed project plans for the Delivery Team in accordance with SPA and Anglian Water requirements
• Liaise with Delivery Teams to ensure consistency of methodology assumptions and outputs
• Assist with ensuring project plans capture the full project scope
• Assist with identifying delays to support claims for additional cost or time
• Assist with resource-loading plans and maintaining resource plans
• Keep project plans up to date
• Identify opportunities and risks, monitor the critical path and key milestones, and advise the Delivery Team on potential changes
• Explore mitigation and what-if scenarios to improve project delivery
• Develop 4D animations of the project plan for digital construction rehearsal
• Gather and collate progress information and reasons for deviations
• Communicate the effects of progress on key dates and challenge the team to deliver on time
• Attend site regularly to gather programme update information
• Communicate the critical path and key activities in team meetings

Graduate Planner – 2027

• Assist the Quantity Surveyor with preparing and managing subcontracts
• Ensure contract files, communications, payments, early warnings, compensation events and programme submissions are maintained and compliant
• Develop and monitor procurement strategy with the Quantity Surveyor, Procurement team, Construction Manager and Project Manager
• Work with site teams to manage allowances and outputs, communicate change control and escalate issues
• Assist with live forecasting, cost reporting, variance analysis and final outturn calculations
• Monitor actual costs against baselines, value of work done, solution cost progress and affordability challenges
• Ensure efficiencies are reflected in reporting tools within client timelines
• Record deliveries in accordance with Anglian Water and partner requirements
• Assist with project and programme risk mitigation plans
• Support proper administration of the Alliance Contract, including early warnings and contractual notices
• Help project team members understand contractual arrangements
• Identify, implement and monitor efficiency plans
• Maintain records for audits and cost assurance
• Assist with producing financial accounts
• Promote continuous improvement in health and safety and maintain safe working practices
• Complete health and safety inductions and scheduled audits
• Monitor Working Time Directive compliance and mandatory safety equipment usage
• Report near misses and support a zero-accident culture

Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Advisor

• Support and influence the Contract Operational and Supply Chain Teams
• Build relationships with stakeholders to implement the Group SHE Management System
• Support and, where required, deliver training for the contract team
• Support Contract Operational and Supply Chain Contractors in delivering Contract Environmental requirements
• Provide feedback on the performance of Contracts Supply Chain Contractors
• Support delivery of annual Contract and Group SHE Objectives
• Engage with the Contract Environmental Assurance programme to ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements
• Support investigation of unplanned events and close out assurance findings
• Ensure lessons are shared in accordance with the Group SHE Management System
• Support timely reporting, analysis, and use of Environmental data to support and influence the Contract Leadership Team