Civil Engineering Consultant

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 20%

Qualification support

EV salary sacrifice

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work

Team events & social activities

Milestone recognition

Job summary

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd seeks a civil/structural engineer to join our expanding team in Stockport or Belfast. The role supports energy infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland, with a hybrid working mix and travel to sites as needed.

You should hold a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and be pursuing C.Eng. with experience from consultancy or main contracting, including renewables, water, or electrical transmission sectors. A full driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Actively working towards C.Eng.
• Experience in consultancy or main contractor projects, with renewables, water, or electrical transmission knowledge.
• Experience inspecting materials and methods (concrete, drainage, steelwork)
• Strong knowledge of foundations, piling, structural steelwork, and drainage to UK/Eurocodes
• Good understanding of geotechnical risks
• Ability to produce and explain high-quality engineering design, reports and feasibility studies
• Able to interpret drawings and specifications
• Experience of on-site construction work and CDM regulations

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering designs, technical reports and feasibility studies for clients
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications accurately
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary project teams and site work
• Support quality inspections of materials and methods
• Travel to sites as required for project work

Skills

Engineering design

Feasibility studies

Reading drawings

CDM Regulations

Geotechnical risk awareness

Technical reports

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Civil or Structural Engineering degree

Working towards C.Eng.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on 35 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 185 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a civil/structural engineer to work out of our Stockport or Belfast locations as part of an overall hybrid working mix that will involve some business travel.

We are looking for:

• a good degree in either Civil or Structural Engineering;
• be actively working towards obtaining C.Eng.;
• recent technical experience gained from either consultancy or a main contractor, with renewable energy, water sector, or electrical transmission project knowledge.
• experience of conducting quality inspections of materials and methods such as pre-formed and cast concrete structures, drainage, and steelwork;
• excellent knowledge of foundations, piling, structural steelwork, drainage to UK and European building standards (Eurocodes).
• A good understanding of geotechnical risks.
• the ability to produce and explain high quality engineering design, technical reports and feasibility studies for clients;
• comfortable in interpreting engineering drawings, design specifications and functional descriptions;
• Experience of construction phase in projects and associated site work.
• fully conversant with Microsoft Office;
• knowledge of CDM Regulations and risk assessments, able to identify design risks;
• able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary project team; and
• a full driving licence and vehicle for travel to sites/meetings.

Please note there is no visa sponsorship available for this role. Candidates must have full right to work in the UK.

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive salary (discussed on application) with bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Further vocational qualification support
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events in the UK
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!