Lead Civil Engineer

Linxon; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Linxon is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer in Glasgow to manage substation civil, construction and contracting activities from tender to handover. You will lead design reviews, navigate UK standards, and guide civil designers while ensuring projects meet time and budget constraints.

The role requires travel up to 25% and a hybrid working arrangement with on-site presence as needed. Chartered status is desirable and UK market knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree in civil engineering or another construction related area.
• Member of a recognized professional institution is required.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil and structural design reviews and comments on civil documentation to meet tender/project requirements.
• Supervise, support and guide civil designers; resolve site technical queries, remedial works and snags.
• Support CDM coordinator / Temporary works coordinator in duties enactment.
• Contribute technical advice during feasibility, design, construction and commissioning phases for projects.

Skills

Civil design

Structural design

Regulations knowledge

UK Building Market

Contract negotiations

CDM & Temporary works

Project management

Cost budgeting

Team leadership

Site supervision

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Civil Engineer

Location:Glasgow

Overview:

TheLeadCivil Engineer is overall responsible for managing the substation civil engineering, construction- and contracting activities, from earlyproject engagement through to construction. Starting with tendering activities together with Sales and ending with the hand-over to the service department a/o client, ensuringhigh quality results in line with project timescales and budget.

What will you do:

Technical:

• Civil and structural design, ability to check and comment on civil documentationin accordance withcontractual requirements of tenders / projects
• Knowledge of UK Building Market, Standards and Regulations
• Tosupervise, support and guidecivil designers or resolve site Technical Queries, remedialworksand snags
• To support CDM coordinator / Temporary works coordinator in the enactment of duties
• Contribute technical advice during the feasibility, design, constructionand commissioning phases for projects to our directlabourforce (Direct Services), framework contractors. To liaise with civil designers or resolve site Technical Queries, remedialworksand snags

Project management:

• Monitor, control, and report on progress (costs and budget throughout the project)
• Investigate and develop cost effective design and construction solutions,
• Contribute to the development and the implementation of the clients Design Guidance, Standards and Specifications

Other Position-Specific Characteristics

• Availability to travel 25 % of the time (domestic/international travel)
• Hybrid working arrangement with availability to attend site whererequired.

Experience Required:

• To be qualified for this position, individual should have extensive experience in: Developing project requirements, cost estimates, projectplansand budgets within the construction industry (preferably on large multi-million dollarprojects)
• Civil and structural design, ability to check and comment on civil documentation, designsand calculationsin accordance withcontractual requirements of tenders / projects
• Assistin the negotiations and awarding of contracts
• Monitor, control, and report on progress (costs and budget throughout the project)
• Resolve disputes, negotiate change orders, communicate decisions to, client,subcontractorsand management personnel
• Assess and providetechnical evaluationofsubcontractorsandparticipateintender activities, including the production of technical specificationsand supporting documentation.
• Knowledge ofUK Transmission System Operators (TSO)and similar major utilities.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it is desirable.

Education and Training Required:

• Bachelor or master’sdegree in civil engineering or another construction related area and a member of a recognized professional institution.

Personal Qualities Required:

• Resilient and flexible achiever
• Driven by value added and business sustainability
• Calm under pressure in a constantly changing environment
• Assertive, decisive, confident
• Excellent listener
• Proactive and self-disciplined
• Leading by example, with strong values
• Team player
• Passionate to succeed
• Willingness to learn

AboutLinxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity. We combineAtkinsRéalisproject managementexpertiseand ABB’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations we areLinxon.

Linxon’svision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewableenergyand transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals withexpertisein the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about theLinxonplease click on the link below.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.