We have a requirement for a Civil Engineer to join our clients Southern office in Dorset. This is an excellent opportunity to join a consultancy whose portfolio includes multi-storey residential blocks, new housing schemes, schools and commercial developments ranging from small individual projects up to multi-million-pound schemes.
The ideal candidate will Support the design of civil engineering schemes from initial concept to detailed design, including design of roads, drainage, earthworks, and other infrastructure elements. Ensure designs are technically sound, cost effective and meet client requirements.
You will also undertake detailed design, prepare calculations and reports, and conduct assessments in accordance with relevant codes and standards. Use appropriate software to create design models, drawings and documentation.
What’s on offer
- Hybrid / Flexible working
- Professional membership paid
- Chartership support with inhouse mentors
- Inhouse training opportunities
- Regular performance reviews
The role
- Assist in managing the technical aspects of a project, including liaising with clients, contractors and other stakeholders, and ensuring designs are delivered on time and within budget.
- Produce clear, well-presented designs, drawings, reports, specifications and other engineering documentation and proactively ensure they meet internal quality standards and industry regulations/standards.
- Assist with client meetings and presentations, providing technical insight and engineering that client expectations are met throughout a project lifecycle.
- Work closely with other engineers, technicians and project leads to coordinate design activities, resolve technical design issues and ensure timely project delivery.
- Conduct site visits as required to monitor progress and carry our surveys to obtain site information for design.
- Ensure that all designs comply health and safety regulations and best practice and contribute to design risk assessments.
- Participate in professional development and training opportunities to enhance technical skills, industry knowledge and understanding of role.
What you need to succeed
- Understanding of civil engineering principles, design codes and standards, including those related to highways, drainage, flood risk and utilities
- To experience in the use of AutoCAD, Civil 3D & Microdrainage for modelling & drainage design.
- Experience in the use of PDS – for road design, drainage design, traffic sign design and road marking design
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and other industry recognised design software
- Full clean driving licence
- Proactive, self-motivated and desire to take on responsibility
- Ability to work independently, and/or part of a team
- Knowledge of the Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Regulations