We have an opening for a Principal Engineer with a background in drainage design to join one of the UK’s leading multidisciplinary design consultancies. This position will be full time, based out of the Basingstoke office with the ability to work hybrid.
You’ll be joining a strong team of Engineers and working on a variety of sustainable infrastructure development projects across the UK and globe. This will involve project delivery through the whole project life cycle, from initial land acquisition, planning support and design, through to scheme implementation.
What’s on offer
- Hybrid working
- Bonus scheme
- Holiday buyback scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Life insurance
- Inhouse training opportunities
- Professional membership paid (x1)
The role
- You will be leading day to day technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life-cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction.
- You will provide technical expertise in drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways, streetscape, earthworks and utilities to all types of land, property and infrastructure development projects across all sectors and clients.
- You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades.
- You will be involved in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team collaboration, and project management.
- You will be responsible for, or actively engaged in, ensuring your projects are delivered within budget, on programme, and to the required quality for technical and legal compliance.
What you need to succeed
- Knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
- Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and are at least nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.
- Willing to become an ICE Supervising or Delegated Civil Engineer.
- Knowledge of and experience in highway design, drainage strategies and technical design, flood risk assessments and management, utility design and planning as well as a working knowledge of the development sector.
- Design experience; focused on the development sector (drainage, flood risk, highways, earthworks and utilities).
- An awareness of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures.
- The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
- Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance, SuDS Manual and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
- The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Micro Drainage, Info Drainage, Civils 3D and/or PDS.
- Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams.
- Knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects.