Contract Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known design consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a civil engineering professional for a long-term contract role. The position is outside IR35 and offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Ideal candidates should have experience with MicroDrainage, Flood Risk Assessments, and urban development strategies. Responsibilities include liaising with stakeholders and preparing technical reports.

Qualifications

• Experience in the use of MicroDrainage and / or InfoDrainage.
• Experience with Civil 3D is desirable.
• Ability to develop SuDS strategies for complex urban developments.
• Knowledge in preparation of Flood Risk Assessments across flood zones.
• Experience in below ground drainage design is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge in civil engineering and development infrastructure.
• Liaise with stakeholders, local authorities, and highways officers.
• Prepare detailed design and specification documents.
• Design site-wide levels strategies and volumetric earthworks analysis.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Stakeholder liaison

Report writing skills

MicroDrainage

InfoDrainage

Civil 3D

Flood Risk Assessments

Landscape pavement design

Highway works design

Site-wide volumetric earthworks

Below ground drainage networks

Job description

Are you looking for your next contract role? This is a great role for a long-term contract with a well-known design consultancy in Birmingham.

This role is outside IR35 and offers some great benefits such as flexible and hybrid working.

The role:

• Demonstrate good development of knowledge in civil engineering and development infrastructure.
• The successful candidate would be encouraged to develop skills in liaison with stakeholders, local authorities and highways officers.
• Report writing skills (FRA, drainage strategy, specification etc.)

What you need to succeed:

• Experience in the use of MicroDrainage and / or InfoDrainage) and Civil 3D.
• Developing SuDS strategies for complex urban developments.
• The preparation of Flood Risk Assessments across all flood zones.
• The detailed design and specification of external hard landscaping pavement design.
• The detailed design of Section 38 and 278 highway works, beneficial but not essential.
• The design and negotiation of flood compensation schemes in undefended high-risk flood zones, beneficial but not essential.
• The detailed design of site-wide levels strategies.
• The preparation of site-wide volumetric earthworks analysis (cut and fill)
• The detailed design of below ground drainage networks, including blue and green SuDS elements and subterrain basement drainage