Civil/Senior Design Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; City Of London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy is seeking a remote Civil Design Engineer to work on various projects across the UK. The successful candidate will need significant experience with Sustainable Urban Drainage Solutions (SuDS), drainage strategies, and Flood Risk Assessments. An excellent communicator with a good grasp of AutoCAD and related software is essential. Benefits include competitive salary, professional development support, and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Employer pension contributions

Professional development support

Flexible work schedules

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Parental Leave

Childcare Vouchers

Cycle to Work schemes

Railcard schemes

Qualifications

• Three to five years’ post-graduate experience required.
• Experience with Civil3D, PDS, InfoDrainage, or MicroDrainage and AutoCAD for technical drawing is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake foul and surface water drainage strategies.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments.
• Conduct site visits as needed.
• Check and verify technical work.
• Produce fee proposals.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Problem Solving

Client Care

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

PDS

InfoDrainage

MicroDrainage

Job description

Overview

Are you a Civil Design Engineer looking for a fully remote role? This is a great opportunity to work from home and take full advantage of work-life balance. This consultancy are based in the UK and seeking for a remote candidate.

The successful candidate will have knowledge on Sustainable Urban Drainage Solutions (SuDS), Flood Risk, Drainage, and infrastructure. You will be working on a range of different sized projects across the UK.

What’s on offer

• An excellent career with a competitive salary (subject to qualifications and experience).
• Exciting and varied project experience.
• Support and training to develop your career through professional accreditation.
• Generous employer pension contributions.
• 24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely.
• Parental Leave and Childcare Vouchers.
• Other benefits include Cycle to Work schemes and Railcard schemes.

The role

• A key element to the role will be undertaking foul and surface water drainage strategies in conjunction with the preparation of Flood Risk Assessments.
• A good understanding of SuDS is also critical for this role.
• An understanding of the design process from inception to construction of drainage and flood alleviation schemes will be critical in discharging your duties in this role.
• You will be expected to undertake site visits from time to time to inform projects.
• This is a client-facing role and you can expect to be active on a number of projects/client accounts at any given time.
• You will be expected to support senior members of staff as well as checking and verifying technical work.
• You will assist with and separately produce fee proposals.

What you need to succeed

• You will need three to five years’ post graduate experience.
• Civil3D or PDS, InfoDrainage or MicroDrainage software experience.
• Client care is of paramount importance to us as a company and the successful candidate will be an able communicator, both in written English and verbally, in person and on the telephone.
• Knowledge of the construction industry, relevant design standards and basic health and safety is essential.
• A logical analytical approach to problem solving should be demonstrated.
• Specific experience in the use of AutoCAD for technical drawing will need to be demonstrated at interview.
• Experience in the use of Civil3D or PDS, and InfoDrainage or MicroDrainage is required.