Civil Engineer - Infrastructure

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Leeds is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to deliver sustainable infrastructure projects. The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and clients while preparing various designs and plans. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering and proven experience in project delivery and client engagement. The position also offers opportunities for team mentoring and leadership.

Qualifications

• Experienced Civil Engineer, preferably degree qualified.
• Proven delivery of commercially successful projects.
• Strong client engagement skills and ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing drainage strategies and reports.
• Prepare plans and drawings throughout the development cycle.
• Design Earthworks, Pavement, and Drainage with specifications.
• Ensure high quality delivery through QA checks.
• Liaise with Local Authorities for approvals.
• Support during construction with site queries and inspections.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Client engagement

Drainage design

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microdrainage

AutoCAD

PDS

Civils 3D

Job description

Are you a Civil Engineer with experience in the infrastructure sector? Do you have a passion for delivering sustainable projects that have a lasting impact on our communities ?

Then come and join us at Stantec!

We are seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to join us in Leeds. We are looking for someone with expertise in civil engineering design to deliver multi-disciplinary projects for the entire lifecycle – from feasibility, concept and planning submission through to construction details and site inspections.

Our projects are varied and frequently require collaboration with multiple discipline experts across the business.

You will work with clients and contractors to influence infrastructure and development schemes and will be responsible for delivering projects with the opportunity to lead, development and support more junior team members.

As a key member if our Infrastructure team in Leeds, your role will involve the following:

• Assisting a principal engineer on preparing drainage strategies, calculations and SuDs reports for planning.
• Preparing plans and drawings at all stages of the development cycle (concept through to construction) as part of buildings team.
• Design of Earthworks, Pavement and Drainage and the preparation of the associated specifications
• Ensuring high quality delivery in design through QA checks
• Liaise with Local Authorities and other stakeholders to obtain necessary approvals
• Liaise with clients, third party bodies and multi-disciplinary teams and disciplines on all relevant aspects of projects
• Assist during the construction stage, including site queries and inspections
• Opportunity to grow the team and mentor junior engineers

Key Requirements:

You will be an experienced Civil Engineer, preferably degree qualified and will ideally be working towards professional qualifications.

You will have proven experience of delivering commercially successful projects with strong client engagement skills and the ability to influence. You will preferably haveexperience in coaching and managing junior engineers as well as the ability to collaborate with the wider project delivery team.

Experience in the following would be advantageous:

• Degree qualified, working towards becoming chartered
• A solid understanding of drainage, pavement design and SuDs
• Experience of delivering commercially successful projects
• Client (architect/contractor) engagement experience
• Ability to input into meetings with third party authorities
• Experience in drainage design, roads, car parks and cut & fill, etc
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of Microdrainge and AutoCAD
• Experience of PDS and/or Civils 3D an advantage