Consulting Civils Engineer

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Limited; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus up to 20%

Professional membership fees paid

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Share purchase option

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work

Team events

Milestone scheme

Job summary

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Limited, a leading technical consultancy, seeks a civil/structural engineer to join the Stockport team with a hybrid working model. You will contribute across energy infrastructure projects, prepare technical reports, interpret drawings, and ensure compliance with CDM and safety standards.

We look for a degree in Civil/Structural engineering, active pursuit of chartered status, and experience in civils, renewables, or transmission projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Active towards ICE or IStructE chartered membership.
• Recent civils project experience, ideally consultancy, with renewables or transmission knowledge.
• Experience conducting quality inspections of materials and methods (concrete, drainage, steelwork).
• Good understanding of foundation piling, UK/EU building codes and geotechnical studies.
• Ability to produce and explain high-quality technical reports and feasibility studies.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, design specs and functional descriptions.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations and risk assessments; identify quality issues and design risks.
• Able to work in a multi-disciplinary project team; driving licence for site visits.

Skills

Civil/Structural degree

Chartered membership (ICE/IStructE)

Experience in civils/renewables/transm

Quality inspections of materials/meth

Piling and UK/EU codes knowledge

Technical reports & feasibility

Reading drawings & specs

MS Office

CDM Regulations & risk assessments

Team player

Driving licence

Education

Civil or Structural Engineering degree

Job description

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on 35 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 185 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a civil/structural engineer to work out of our Stockport office with a hybrid model.

We are looking for:

• a good degree in either Civil or Structural Engineering;
• have achieved, or be actively working towards, ICE or IStructE professional chartered membership;
• recent technical experience gained with civils projects; ideally from a consultancy, with renewable energy or electrical transmission project knowledge.
• experience of conducting quality inspections of materials and methods such as pre- formed and cast concrete structures, drainage, and steelwork;
• a good understanding of foundation piling, UK and European building codes and geotechnical studies
• the ability to produce and explain high quality technical reports and feasibility studies for clients;
• comfortable in interpreting engineering drawings, design specifications and functional descriptions;
• fully conversant with Microsoft Office;
• knowledge of CDM Regulations and risk assessments, able to identify quality issues and design risks;
• able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary project team; and
• a full driving licence and vehicle for travel to sites/meetings.

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Further vocational qualification support
• Professional membership fees paid
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Share purchase option
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events in the UK
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team