Civil Engineer

Rappor; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension 4%

Wellbeing package

Cycle to Work

Charity days

Social events

Job summary

Rappor in Bristol is seeking a Civil Engineer to join a growing team working on drainage strategies, planning reports, and multidisciplinary projects. The role combines desk-based design work with occasional site visits, offering mentorship to junior staff and collaboration with stakeholders and clients.

The successful candidate will prepare drainage and external works drawings, liaise with project teams, and contribute to the built environment projects from an office-based foundation with site

Qualifications

• Prepare drainage strategies and engineering reports to support planning applications.
• Prepare technical drawings such as sketch highway designs, preliminary highway designs, drainage and external works designs, ground modelling, S104, S278 and S38 drawings with the subsequent negotiation through to approval.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Liaise with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.
• Undertake site visits.
• Obtain information, such as drawings and utility searches from third parties.
• Working collaboratively within your team and with others on multidisciplinary projects.
• This is primarily a desk-based role, working together with a diverse team, with occasional site visits.

Responsibilities

• This is primarily a desk-based role, working together with a diverse team, with occasional site visits.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Liaise with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.
• Undertake site visits as required.

Skills

Drainage strategies

Engineering reports

Technical drawings

Mentoring juniors

Stakeholder liaison

Site visits

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Desk-based work

Job description

Opportunity for a Civil Engineer to join our growing team in Bristol.

Our philosophy is simple: we invest in our people and build partnerships with our stakeholders, resulting in a dynamic and successful business that benefits everyone. As a multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy, our outputs contribute to the built environment we all occupy. Our four values include ‘living our best life’ and ‘celebrating our team’, and we provide a wealth of opportunity to do just that.

Our Bristol office is a stunning double height studio, with a mezzanine and flooded with natural light and incorporating kitchen, dining and meeting spaces, creating an excellent environment to get the most out of a day in the office, in BS1 4UA. About 20 of our people are based out of Bristol, including civil engineering, transport planning, water environment and business services team members.

What we’ll expect from you and the skills and experience you’ll need:

• Prepare drainage strategies and engineering reports to support planning applications.
• Prepare technical drawings such as sketch highway designs, preliminary highway designs, drainage and external works designs, ground modelling, S104, S278 and S38 drawings with the subsequent negotiation through to approval.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Liaise with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.
• Undertake site visits.
• Obtain information, such as drawings and utility searches from third parties.
• Working collaboratively within your team and with others on multidisciplinary projects
• This is primarily a desk-based role, working together with a diverse team, with occasional site visits.

Rewarding you

• A competitive starting salary, subject to relevant experience
• Industry-leading annual leave: 25 days, plus your birthday, plus the period between Christmas and New Year, and an additional day for every three years’ service up to an additional five days
• 4% contribution towards your company pension
• Life assurance
• Access to the Company’s wellbeing package, including a Cycle2work scheme, paid charity days, Employee Assistance Program (providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters) and social events at the end of the financial year, Summer and Christmas.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We know that diverse teams are strong teams and strive to be a great home for all our people. Let us know what you need to be your best self with Rappor.