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Our client, a medium consulting company with offices across the UK, are looking for a Drainage & Highways Engineer to join their growing team in London, England!
What you will need:
- Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering
- Chartered or working towards
- Extensive experience (minimum 5 years) of working on projects where drainage/highways was a key/integral component of the design
- Competence with appropriate software packages
- Experience within civil design environment preferably within a consultancy environment
- Experience of work winning including risk identification and mitigation
- Proven ability to coach and manage employees
- An adaptable and flexible working style with the ability to develop and foster collaborative working relationships
- The ability to confidently present ideas, opinions and solutions
- Ability to represent the company on site visits/surveys (sometimes in unsociable hours) in a professional manner
- Experience of infrastructure projects, preferably rail or power sectors
Your responsibilities will include:
- Work with the team to provide specialist knowledge and drainage/highways designs as well as other projects as required
- Undertake design for infrastructure projects, including 3D surface modelling and hydraulic drainage design.
- Represent at client, contractor, and local authority meetings.
- Knowledge of design and approvals for S278 and S38 highway schemes with design capability when supervised by senior staff.
- Knowledge of design and approvals of S104, S106 and S185 drainage schemes, including awareness of current drainage legislation and sustainable drainage practice.
- Knowledge and awareness of the preparation of Flood Risk Assessments.
- Knowledge of working with relevant CAD package and drainage modelling software such as FLOW or Micro drainage.
- Deliver technical expertise to colleagues and clients
- Undertake Design Risk Assessments and actively contributing to project hazard workshop reviews
- Coordinate with design coordination/management functions and interfacing with other design disciplines
Input into civil engineering tendering processes by: - Reviewing client ITTs
- Developing civil design strategies including producing scope of works
- Identifying key project risks and opportunities developing potential mitigation measures
- Engaging sub-consultants and other specialist suppliers through the procurement function
- Coordinating the production of tender deliverables
