Design Interface Civil Engineer

United Infrastructure Ltd; Alness; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to work on a major project in the Scottish Highlands, specifically focused on Overhead Lines Projects. The role involves maintaining technical quality and ensuring compliance with project and safety standards.

Candidates must have a formal engineering qualification and substantial engineering experience in a regulated safety-critical sector. Join United Infrastructure and contribute to delivering innovative solutions across the UK's infrastructure needs.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in engineering delivery within regulated sectors.
• Ability to ensure compliance with quality assurance systems.
• Experience in T&D sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical quality of engineering deliverables.
• Identify project scope and schedule changes.
• Maintain compliance with procedures and regulations.
• Conduct site surveys when necessary.
• Support the training of graduates.

Skills

Foundation design and analysis

Building design and analysis

Drainage design

Road layout and design

Oil containment measures

Fire containment

Technical expertise

Education

Formal engineering qualification

Tools

Applicable engineering tools

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Business Areas

Utility Infrastructure

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know – we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

Senior Design Engineer – Project in the Scottish Highlands

UI Transmission and Distribution business has won a major new contract and we are looking to build our existing team; we are looking for Civil and Structural Design Engineers with background and experience in Overhead Lines Projects to act as a Design Interface Engineer for our Project in the Scottish Highlands, based on site in Alnes.

As a Senior Design Engineer your responsibility would be to ensure technical quality and suitability of all deliverables on the project meeting all technical, construction and operation and maintenance requirements and produced with due account of Safety by Design. You will also need to provide direction in the production of engineering deliverables on project and ensure all deliverables are produced to meet the project, client, UI Power T&D and contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the required technical quality of work and ensure quality assurance system compliance and conduct periodic reviews.
• Identify scope and schedule changes in accordance with the Change Control Process.
• Provide technical expertise across the team which may cover in line with competence:
• Foundation design and analysis.
• Building design and analysis.
• Drainage design.
• Road layout and design for substations (industrial sites).
• Oil containment measures.
• Fire Containment.
• Associated Temporary work.
• Ensure that designs comply with the relevant procedures and regulations.
• Ensure, as far as practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with agreed budget and schedule.
• Keep up to date with technical developments, National and International standards and legislative requirements related to discipline work scope.
• Maintain good communication with the Client and visit Assets when necessary.
• Carry out site surveys where necessary.
• Encourage and provide lateral learning within the project.
• Assist the Lead Engineer and others when requested in the execution of their responsibilities and duties.
• Assist in training and mentoring of graduates as required.
• Support the production of standard technical specifications based on Client, European, and British Standards.

Essential Requirements

• Formal engineering qualification from further education.
• Significant engineering delivery in a regulated and high safety critical sector.
• Applicable Engineering Tools for role – In line with CAS role requirement for each task.

Desirable Requirements

• Membership to an engineering institution.
• Significant experience in T&D sector.

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.