Engineer (Highways And Drainage)

Cowi; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Job summary

Cowi is growing its Infrastructure Design team in the UK, seeking an Engineer (Highways and Drainage) to support multidisciplinary projects across the country. You will design and coordinate highways and drainage elements, ensuring integrated, buildable solutions.

You’ll work from concept through to construction, be seconded to major programmes for on-site experience, and collaborate with engineers, authorities and clients to deliver value, quality and sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering (or equivalent).
• Be progressing towards CEng or IEng.
• Experience in highways, drainage, utilities or development infrastructure.
• Experience using Civil 3D, InfoDrainage or MicroDrainage.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Design infrastructure across highways, drainage and utilities from concept to detail.
• Prepare calculations, drawings and design reports.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated solutions.
• Engage with clients and authorities and support project managers.
• Undertake site visits and review design risk assessments.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to standards.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

InfoDrainage

MicroDrainage

Job description

Engineer (Highways and Drainage)

Derby/ Bristol

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to impact the strategy for sustainable infrastructure? Can you contribute alongside our team of design experts? Are you looking to advance your career in Infrastructure? Then this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.

If you enjoy solving technical challenges, working within multidisciplinary teams and developing your skills across a range of infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are growing our Infrastructure Design team and are seeking a Engineer (Highways and Drainage) to support the delivery of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects across the UK.

Our work spans highways, rail, water, energy and development infrastructure, and you’ll contribute to the design and coordination of integrated, sustainable and buildable solutions while developing your technical skills under the guidance of experienced engineers and project leaders.

You’ll work on projects from concept through to construction, designing and coordinating highways and drainage elements and collaborating with specialists from other disciplines to deliver practical, well-integrated outcomes.

In addition, as part of this role, you will initially be seconded to a major national infrastructure programme, providing you with valuable on-site experience within a dynamic and fast-paced project environment (HS2). This will form a key part of your role for at least the first 12 months, offering exposure to complex engineering challenges and collaborative, multidisciplinary working.

Your key responsibilities:

• Develop infrastructure designs across highways, rail, drainage, utilities, power distribution and related civil infrastructure disciplines from concept through to detailed design
• Prepare and review calculations, technical drawings, specifications, and design reports, ensuring high standards of quality and accuracy.
• Coordinate with engineers, technicians and other disciplines to develop integrated and buildable engineering solutions
• Support engagement with clients, local authorities, contractors and statutory undertakers.
• Support project managers in managing programme, resource and commercial objectives.
• Undertake site visits and provide construction-phase support where required.
• Apply relevant standards, regulations and CDM requirements, including undertaking and reviewing design risk assessments.
• Mentor, support and develop junior engineers and technicians through technical guidance, coaching and review of their work.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of technical standards, digital delivery and engineering best practice across the team.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll:

• Have a degree in civil engineering(or equivalent)
• Be working towards Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or equivalent.
• Have experience in at least one infrastructure discipline, such as highways, drainage, utilities, development infrastructure or power distribution, together with an understanding of how these disciplines interact within multidisciplinary projects.
• Have experience using industry-standard infrastructure design and modelling software such as Civil 3D, InfoDrainage, MicroDrainage or equivalent tools.
• Be familiar with relevant industry standards, and have a sound understanding of CDM Regulations, specifically the designer’s requirements and requirements regarding the design risk assessment process
• Have experience working collaboratively with technicians and other specialists to produce coordinated design solutions.
• Understand the importance of programme, budget and commercial objectives and contribute to achieving successful project outcomes.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills in English
• Hold a full UK driving licence