We are working with an award-winning multidisciplinary design consultancy who currently have a requirement for a highly skilled Senior Civil Engineer. The ideal candidate should have experience across various sectors including commercial, hospitality and leisure, residential, education, public realm, and regeneration.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen to develop as a Senior Engineer, where leadership is a developing skill that progresses alongside your proficiency in people management, critical thinking, business development, and commercial awareness.
Ideally, we are looking for someone with 5+ years design experience & must include 3+ years of UK experience within this. Providing this, you'll have the opportunity to engage closely with the consultancy’s clients and stakeholders, influencing projects with your technical proficiency and effective communication skills.
What’s on offer
- Hybrid working
- Bonus scheme
- Health insurance
- Life and income insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Private Health Cover
- Health Cash plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Access to our weekly Academy Learning Programme
- Holiday buy/sell scheme
- Gifted / Volunteering days
- Tax free savings for Cycle Scheme and Childcare fees
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
The role
- Acting independently to investigate solutions, you will explore options, work closely with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders alike to develop, and communicate design solutions.
- Preparation of detailed design drawings, calculations, and specifications at all stages of design and subsequent construction.
- Responding to client, stakeholder, and contractor requests for information.
- Attendance at meetings and workshops with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders and communicate design ideas through sketches, models, and presentations.
- Co-ordinate design information with design team members and stakeholders.
- With the support of peers, provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior members of the team.
- Where appropriate, facilitate and organise meetings and CPD training events to contribute to your own development and the development of others.
What you need to succeed
- Experience in use of MicroDrainage and / or InfoDrainage) and Civil 3D.
- Experience in developing SuDS strategies for complex urban developments & detailed design of site-wide levels strategies.
- To be able to support the preparation of site-wide volumetric earthworks analysis (cut and fill).
- To carry out detailed design of below ground drainage networks, including blue and green SuDS elements and subterrain basement drainage
- Experience in the use of preparation in Flood Risk Assessments across all flood zones.
- Experience working with clients and running projects on your own.
- To have prior experience in detailed design and specification of external hard landscaping pavement design, design of Section 38 and 278 highway works, beneficial but not essential.
- Lastly, to have experience in the design and negotiation of flood compensation schemes in undefended high-risk flood zones.