Job Description
This role is with a client who provides a design and detailing service for a wide range of clients and schemes both locally and nationally. Their diverse portfolio includes multi-storey residential blocks, new housing schemes, schools, and commercial developments ranging from small individual projects up to multi-million-pound schemes.
Responsibilities and duties
Working within a civils team of Senior Engineers, Engineers, and Technicians, the role is varied and includes, but is not limited to:
- Design development: Support the design of civil engineering schemes from initial concept to detailed design, including roads, drainage, earthworks, and other infrastructure elements. Ensure designs are technically sound, cost-effective, and meet client requirements.
- Technical analysis: Undertake detailed design, prepare calculations and reports, and conduct assessments in accordance with relevant codes and standards. Use appropriate software to create design models, drawings, and documentation.
- Project management support: Assist in managing the technical aspects of a project, liaising with clients, contractors, and stakeholders, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery of designs.
- Quality assurance: Produce clear, well-presented designs, drawings, reports, specifications, and other engineering documentation, ensuring they meet internal quality standards and industry regulations/standards.
- Client liaison: Assist with client meetings and presentations, providing technical insights to ensure client expectations are met throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaboration: Work closely with other engineers, technicians, and project leads to coordinate design activities, resolve technical issues, and ensure timely project delivery.
- Site visits: Conduct site visits as required to monitor progress and carry out surveys to gather site information for design.
- Health and safety: Ensure all designs comply with health and safety regulations and contribute to risk assessments.
- Continuous learning: Participate in professional development and training to enhance technical skills and industry knowledge.
Software
You will have the opportunity to work with various industry software including:
- AutoCAD (including Vehicle Tracking)
- Civil 3D
- MicroDrainage
- PDS