Civil Engineer – BEDFORD – Salary competitive dependent on level of experience
WE ARE SEEKING A CIVIL ENGINER EITHER A SENIOR ENGINEER WITH AT LEAST 5 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE OR AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR LEVEL WITH A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE.
THE CIVIL ENGINEER WOULD TO EXPAND AND GROW THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN THE BEDFORD OFFICE.
- Working on various residential and non-residential projects around the UK, from small private developers to national house builders and master planning schemes
- 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)
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills:
- 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 manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Proven ability to work well within small teams and willingness to take accountability for own work
Key Performance Indicators
- Customer satisfaction, gauged via feedback
- Overall project success, measured against agreed criteria
- Employee engagement through projects, gauged via continual communication
Salary
Competitive for the role being applied for
Applicants: Due to the expected large volume of applications, you should assume you have been unsuccessful should you have not heard within 7 days of your application
Alcea Consultancy Limited are acting as an employment business/agency in relation to this vacancy.