Civil/Senior Design Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK is seeking a Civil Design Engineer for a fully remote role. The successful candidate will focus on sustainable drainage solutions and flood risk assessments while enjoying a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development. Benefits include generous annual leave, employer pension contributions, and flexible work schedules.

Benefits

Generous employer pension contributions

24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Flexible work schedules

Parental Leave

Childcare Vouchers

Cycle to Work schemes

Railcard schemes

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in civil engineering post-graduation.
• Experience in technical drawing using AutoCAD required.
• Knowledge of relevant design standards and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Undertake foul and surface water drainage strategies.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments.
• Assist with fee proposals and support senior staff.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Problem Solving

Client Care

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

PDS

InfoDrainage

MicroDrainage

Job description

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 the 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.