Civil infrastructure Engineer

Strata Consulting; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Enhanced training and development

ICE mentoring programme

Large global projects

Discounts

Job summary

Strata Consulting in Cambridge is seeking a Civil Infrastructure Engineer with 3+ years post graduate experience to work on UK and global based projects. You will contribute to concept studies, design packages, planning applications, and construction drawings, supported by the Cambridge team.

You will engage with clients and stakeholders across development sectors, including highways, drainage, utilities and SuDS, while developing technical capabilities and progressing toward Chartership.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as knowledge of the Development Industry.
• Ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings with supervision.
• Familiarity with design codes and preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
• Experience liaising with clients, design teams and authorities to secure approvals and agreements.
• Awareness of procurement, bidding, and delivery of projects in the development sector.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to concept studies/strategies/drawing packages, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction issue.
• Contributing to development projects across multiple sectors and clients.
• Managing multiple varied projects and supporting career progression within the Cambridge team.
• Engaging with clients and stakeholders, and coordinating design teams both internally and externally.
• Ensuring tasks are delivered to budget, programme, standards and statutory requirements.

Skills

Highways design

Drainage strategy

Design calculations

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent

Chartered candidate (towards)

Tools

Info Drainage

Micro Drainage

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

PDS

Job description

We have an opening for a Civil Infrastructure Engineer to join our clients busy Cambridge office. This is the ideal opportunity for someone who has 3+ years post graduate experience in Civil Infrastructure and is looking to work on UK and global based projects.

You can expect to work on both public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities. Some of the multi-disciplinary services you’ll work on will include civil engineering, highways design and earthworks strategies, utilities, energy planning and coordination, drainage, flood risk and SuDS, site appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Enhanced training and development
• ICE mentoring programme
• Large global projects
• High street discounts
• & more

The role

• Contributing to concept studies/strategies/drawing packages, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction issue.
• Contributing to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients.
• Being active on several varied projects at any given time.
• You will be supported by the Cambridge team to develop your technical capabilities and support your career progression.
• Involvement in client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external).
• Being responsible for ensuring your tasks are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

What you need to succeed

• Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as knowledge of the Development Industry.
• The ability to produce with supervision infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
• The ability to use relevant software including Info Drainage, Micro Drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and/or PDS.
• Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements.
• Awareness of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects.
• Knowledge of financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and working towards Chartership or have equivalent experience and responsibility.