Graduate Civil Engineer

Ridge & Partners Llp; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners LLP in Plymouth is seeking a Graduate Engineer to join our southwest Civil & Structural Engineering Team. You will support a range of civil engineering services, develop an understanding of design principles, and collaborate with chartered engineers to lead elements of design on projects.

You will contribute to detailed design calculations, prepare reports, and participate in site visits to monitor progress.

Qualifications

• MEng (Hons) Degree (or BEng (Hons)) in Civil or Structural Engineering, grade 2:1 or higher.
• Solid foundation of work experience in engineering and/or construction.
• Collaborative mindset and able to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements including Eurocodes.
• Experience using Autodesk software would be desirable.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Keen to undertake professional development toward a professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing a wide range of civil engineering services.
• Undertake outline, scheme and detailed designs on projects.
• Carry out detailed design calculations and use latest design software.
• Ensure deliverables (drawings, reports, calculations) meet quality standards.
• Prepare reports and correspondence for projects.
• Undertake site visits and produce reports with recommendations.
• Coordinate with design and construction teams and QA procedures.
• Assist other Ridge team members to meet project deadlines.

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaborative mindset

Initiative

Minimal supervision

Education

MEng (Hons) in Civil or Structural Engineering

BEng (Hons) in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Autodesk software

Job description

As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Engineer to join our southwest Civil & Structural Engineering Team based in Plymouth.

With a varied work-stream, covering most construction sectors you will have the opportunity to develop and evolve a good understanding of engineering design principles collaborating with chartered engineers and fellow construction professionals. You will have the opportunity to lead elements of design work and to have an active presence on projects to accelerate and enhance your learning.

You will play a key role with delivering innovative solutions for our client's whilst developing and strengthening our engineering team not only within the Plymouth office but throughout the entire discipline within Ridge.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

You will be responsible for assisting in the provision of a wide range of civil engineering services. Ridge engineers form a key part of our multi-disciplinary engineering design approach and typical tasks include:

• Report to and take direction from Engineering Discipline Team Leads.
• Undertake outline, scheme, and detailed engineering designs as appropriate on projects.
• Carry out detailed design calculations and expand knowledge using latest design software.
• Ensure calculation packages, drawings, specifications, reports, and other deliverables for projects are to expected quality standards prior to issue.
• Prepare reports and general correspondence as required in connection with projects.
• Undertake survey inspections and produce written reports on findings, set out in a logical manner with appropriate recommendations.
• Liaise with other members of the design and construction teams, both internal and external, representing the Engineering Team.
• Assist in preparing design programmes for production deliverables.
• Visiting sites during the construction phase to monitor progress and provide advice to contractors.
• Ensure that Ridge document management and QA procedures are complied with.
• When required assist other members and disciplines of the Ridge Team to complete tasks particularly in relation to meeting project deadlines.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• MEng (Hons) Degree (or BEng (Hons)) in Civil or Structural Engineering at grade 2:1 or higher.
• A solid foundation of work experience in engineering and/or construction.
• Collaborative mindset and able to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative.
• A good basic understanding of the regulatory requirements including Eurocodes.
• Experience using both Autodesk software packages would be desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, in both written and spoken English.
• Keen to undertake professional development leading to a professional qualification.