Design Engineer

Design Engineer

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for producing designs from within the ground engineering sector, including ground improvement schemes. There is some hybrid working available, between 2/3 days at home and in the office.

Our client is a market leading foundations, retaining structures and ground engineering contractor. Their service offering includes restricted access and open sites and covers all disciplines and techniques for a wide variety of clients and project applications. They not only complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards at all times, but also add value to their clients by giving them total support from the beginning to the end of each and every contract.

Due to continued expansion, an abundant pipeline of works, and the strategy to bring as many aspects of contracts in-house as possible, so as to offer clients a holistic turnkey package, our client is now looking to appoint an individual who will take the responsibility for designing the ground improvement elements of their scopes of work. The successful candidate must be able to review enquiry documentations to determine the key considerations associated with proposed projects. Our client seeks a high calibre candidate with enthusiasm and drive to make an impact. You must have strong technical acumen coupled with a general passion for ground engineering. You will also have a professional approach and a keen eye for detail, along with excellent communication and IT skills.

The Role

• Carrying out detailed designs both pre and post contract for ground improvement schemes.
• Carrying out settlement analysis to assist in the bidding process.
• Assisting the work winning team in securing tenders with comprehensive design assistance.
• Providing post contract design reports.
• Providing design advice and assistance when contracts are being carried out on site.
• Assessing design risks and ensuring our health and safety procedures are met.
• Developing relationships with clients where design input is required.
• Seeking to continuously improve the design process, gathering internal and external feedback and reviewing projects are completed to a high design standard.
• Ensuring design submissions and client communications are of the highest standard of presentation and clarity, are submitted on time and contain the key elements required.

The Person

• Experience of ground improvement design and techniques such as rigid inclusions and vibro stone columns.
• Proven experience in the use of Plaxis 2D and 3D settlement analysis software is essential.
• Ability to understand and interpret SI data
• Ability to carry out ground improvement designs.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Be able to work independently as well are part of a team to deliver more projects and assist the work winning team.
• Have an ability to prioritise and organise own work effectively

A highly attractive basic salary (commensurate with experience) plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and security of work and forward career progression given that our client possesses a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.