Civil Senior Design Engineer

Galliford Try; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme

Professional association membership

Job summary

Galliford Try in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join our Engineering Design Team. You will deliver high-quality design work for water and wastewater projects in line with GT processes and H&S regulations.

The role involves technical delivery, mentoring junior engineers, liaising with clients and suppliers, and supporting project governance through design checks and reports. A degree in engineering is required; Chartered status is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree level in Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in Municipal Water and Wastewater industries with multiple clients.
• Chartered member of a recognised engineering body preferred.
• Commercial awareness in contracting/consulting environments.
• Knowledge of civil design for water/wastewater systems and associated infrastructure.
• Awareness of H&S legislation and British Standards in designs.
• Experience producing/checking calculations and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and drive innovations within the discipline.
• Contribute to engineering governance of discipline design activities.
• Ensure design integrates with other discipline activities.
• Provide technical support to supplier/procurement activities.
• Support site activities as required.
• Mentor and develop junior/design engineers and share knowledge.

Skills

Hydraulics

Structural design

Client liaison

NEC contracts

Integrated Management System

Leadership

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Design calculations

Mentoring

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered engineer preferred

Job description

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

About the Role

As Senior Design Engineer you will be an important member of the Engineering Design Team and will be required to work with the Principal Engineer(s), Design Team, Design Manager(s) and Design Leads to deliver design to the highest quality to GT process and in compliance with the BMS and H&S Regulations. This is a technical role, engaged directly on projects, which requires competency in technical design delivery in the water and wastewater industry. The Senior Design Engineer can have line management responsibility for design engineers of the same discipline, plus non-discipline design engineers/others if required.

Responsibilities

• Providing direction and assisting with innovations.
• Contributing to the engineering governance of your discipline design activities.
• Ensuring that design integrates with the other discipline design production activities.
• Providing technical support to the supply chain procurement activities.
• Supporting site activities as required.
• Supporting the Discipline Manager and Principal Engineer(s) for knowledge sharing and development of the discipline engineers, including mentoring and support of early careers.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level in Engineering or other equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of working within the Municipal Water and Wastewater industries, working with a variety of clients. e.g. Severn Trent, Scottish Water, Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Thames Water, Southern Water.
• Preference for Chartered Member of a recognised professional Engineering body.
• Competent in a contracting / consulting environment, with commercial awareness.
• Knowledge in Civil design of non-infrastructure including but not limited to buried and above ground gravity and pressurised water and wastewater systems, design of inlet works, final effluents, primary, settlement tanks and other associated tanks, chambers within WTW and WWTW.
• Knowledge of current H&S legislation and British Standards and experience in applying them across designs.
• Experience of working in accordance with QA and H&S procedures.
• Produce/ check calculations and reports to support those designs.

Required Skills

• Understanding of hydraulics and experience in hydraulic calculations.
• Preferable knowledge in structural design of below and above ground water retaining structures and RC detailing but not essential.
• Experience of liaising with Client on technical matters to understand their needs and develop solutions to their problems.
• Attendance at design, progress and site meetings as required.
• Awareness of NEC contracts.
• Competent with requirements of the companies Integrated Management System including Health & Safety, Environmental and all other appropriate regulations.
• Strong written and oral communication and organisational skills and to produce reports in clear concise English.
• Proven ability to lead and work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines.
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate identify innovation/best practice for consideration.
• Co-ordinate and liaise with suppliers, specialist sub-contractors, in-house functions and construction teams.
• Understanding in design activity schedules estimates.
• Proficient in working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Supervise and mentor less experienced or junior engineers.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of hydraulics and experience in hydraulic calculations.
• Preferable knowledge in structural design of below and above ground water retaining structures and RC detailing but not essential.

Pay range and compensation package

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.