Civil Engineering Technician

dbstructural Ltd; Soulbury; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Private Health and Dental Care

Membership at Liscombe Park Health Club

Private health and dental care

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the United Kingdom is seeking a passionate Civil Engineering Technician to join their team. This role involves producing drainage strategies, designing sustainable urban drainage systems, and assisting in detailed drainage designs. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of highway and drainage design, excellent communication skills, and a full UK driving license. The position offers a hybrid working model, 25 days of holiday, and additional health benefits.

Qualifications

• Good experience and understanding of highway and drainage design, including SuDS.
• Familiarity with highways and drainage sectional agreements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Passion for the built environment and desire to continually develop.

Responsibilities

• Production of drainage strategy drawings/details suitable for submission.
• Design and integration of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems.
• Assisting with the detailed design of underground drainage networks.
• Calculation and coordination of site levels for external works.

Skills

Highway design

Drainage design

SuDS

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Job description

We exist to do engineering differently – this is the dbstructural way. We listen, we chat, we work collaboratively to engineer in the most practical, most efficient, most sustainable and most exciting ways.

Our values of communication, integrity, tenacity, reliability, empathy and family are embedded in all that we do.

Predominantly operating in the residential and commercial sectors, we are seeking a passionate Civil Engineering Technician to join our team.

Main Role & Duties

• Drainage Strategies; production of drainage strategy drawing/details, including maintenance plan schedules, suitable for submission to the Local Authority in support of planning applications.
• SuDs; design and integration of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) to manage surface water runoff, reduce flood risks, and enhance water quality.
• Detailed Drainage Design; working alongside the Project Engineer, assist with the detailed design of underground drainage networks.
• External Works & Highways; working alongside the Project Engineer, assist with the calculation and co-ordination of site levels, specification of external works construction details, production of drawings and details for sectional agreements.

• Attend client and design team meetings, alongside the Project Engineer, to convey and relay key issues on technical matters, as well as programme, contractual and commercial matters.

Experience, Qualifications & Attributes

• Good experience and understanding of highway and drainage design, including SuDS.
• Familiarity with highways and drainage sectional agreements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Have a passion for the built environment and a desire to continually develop and learn new skills.
• Full-time, permanent role. Office based, though hybrid available.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas period (as a family focused company you will never have to work Christmas Eve, or the period between Christmas and New Year).
• Membership at Liscombe Park Health Club.
• Private Health and Dental Care.
• Salary: negotiable subject to experience.