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Senior Civil Engineer
Bedford
REF MR44
Salary up to £75,000 + Benefits
I am actively seeking a Senior to AD level Civil Engineer to join a well-established design consultancy based in the Bedford office. The company is comprised of a number of friendly and dedicates team players who are working on various residential and non-residential projects around the UK, from small private developers to national house builders and master planning schemes.
Key objectives of this Senior Civil Engineer role include:
- Liaise and communicate with Clients, third party consultants/council officers and attend meetings where required
- Liaise and communicate with the wider engineering team
- Assist with management of a team and/or manage the team itself
- Be able to manage their own workload/deadlines and run their own projects
- Use CAD (Microstation desirable)
- Use drainage & 3D design software such as Flow and PDS respectively, to model drainage networks and produce road designs/ground models.
- Undertake due diligence and feasibility reviews of potential sites
- Prepare submission packs for planning (Outline/Detail/Full)
- Complete technical design submissions (S38/S278/S104) through to approval
- Complete groundworks packages for tender/construction
- Produce private engineering designs for on plot civils works is desirable
- An understanding of the planning process and associated documents (e.g. Flood Risk Assessments)
For this Senior Civil Engineer role it is essential that you have;
- Have an understanding of fees, invoicing and project budgets
- Be able to manage multiple projects and have responsibility over them
- Proven track record of managing a team and delivery of projects
Person Specification:
- Relevant degree level education - desirable
- Proficient knowledge of UK Drainage/Flood Risk
- Proficient knowledge of Client & Local Authority standards / requirements
- Proficient with Microdrainage/Flow, Microstation/AutoCAD, Causeway PDS
- Microsoft software (Word/Excel etc)
Experience Profile:
- Proven experience with the preparation of technical submissions (S38/S278/S104)
- Experience of preparing engineering drawings supporting planning submissions desirable
- Experience with private plot work design is desirable
- Experience with earthwork designs desirable
- Evidence of communication skills, confident with client/third party interaction
- Experience of team management
Behavioural Competencies:
- Proactive
- Self-motivated
- Able to work well under pressure
- Adaptable to rapidly changing project parameters
- Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Proven ability to work well within small teams and willingness to take accountability for own work
The role covers a range of experience from Senior Engineers with at least 5 years' experience to Associate Director level with a minimum of 10 years' experience. They are looking to expand and grow the Civil Engineering department in the Bedford office.
Our client is offering a competitive starting salary, a friendly, dynamic office comprised of staff who have been there many years. You will be offered work life benefits, including pension, health care, cycle to work schemes, hybrid work options, bonus schemes, progression opportunities and more!
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