Lead Civil Engineer

Jacobs; Warrington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Lead Civil Engineer to guide teams in design and consultancy for major infrastructure projects. Join our dynamic team at Birchwood Park, Warrington, and leverage your civil engineering skills to shape the future of critical projects in a collaborative environment. Enjoy a competitive benefits package focused on professional development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Digital GP services

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Paid volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and detailing extensive civil engineering projects.
• Knowledge of seismic design beneficial.
• Proficiency in BIM software.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in civil engineering consultancy and design.
• Coordinate site investigations and geo-environmental assessments.
• Produce designs, drawings, and reports for construction projects.

Skills

Designing highways

Drainage

Utilities coordination

Team leadership

Project management

BIM software proficiency

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering (BEng or MEng)

Chartership with ICE/IStructE

Job description

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Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we inspire and empower you to deliver your best work, enabling you to evolve, grow, and succeed. With over 55,000 people across 40+ countries, Jacobs offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team committed to doing the right thing for our people, clients, and communities.

We value our people as our greatest asset and offer a competitive package to attract and retain top talent. UK employees benefit from free single medical cover, digital GP services, family-friendly benefits like enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, and reimbursement for professional development and memberships. We also contribute to our communities through our Collectively program, which includes matched funding, paid volunteering, and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility are priorities at Jacobs. We are open to discussing hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit both your needs and our business requirements.

About the Opportunity:

Jacobs Nuclear is the design and engineering partner for Sellafield under a 20-year PPP (Programme and Project Partners) arrangement, delivering approximately £7bn of major projects. We seek high-value expertise from regulated and comparable sectors to work collaboratively. The PPP delivers major projects, site-wide improvements, and support services.

Jacobs Nuclear provides front-end design and engineering across the PPP portfolio. Being part of this team offers a unique opportunity to drive change and innovation in engineering, safety, and delivery solutions at one of the most complex industrial sites in the UK, if not the world. We seek passionate individuals eager to develop and face new challenges.

Due to increased demand, we are looking for a Lead Civil Engineer to join our team in Birchwood Park, Warrington.

Your initial responsibilities will include:

1. Leading teams in consultancy guidance, feasibility, outline, and detailed design, referencing standards such as 'Manuals For Streets', 'Sewers For Adoption', 'Design Manuals For Roads And Bridges', 'Specification For Highways Works', and relevant Building Regulations.
2. Coordinating site investigations, geo-environmental assessments, inspections, and resolving issues.
3. Participating in 'Appraise and Select' and feasibility studies, progressing to preliminary and detailed design stages.
4. Producing high-quality designs, drawings, and reports from inception to completion, suitable for feasibility, costing, and construction, covering highways, drainage, utilities, and related areas.
5. Influencing development and infrastructure master planning, considering relevant statutory requirements.
6. Preparing calculations, technical reports, design documentation, and supervising interdisciplinary coordination.
7. Assisting in recruitment, staff management, and ensuring successful client outcomes.
8. Managing project financials and preparing fee proposals.
9. Assessing variations and fee impacts accurately and timely.
10. Monitoring team utilization and recovery targets.

Requirements:

1. A degree in Civil Engineering (BEng or MEng).
2. Chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers and/or the Institution of Structural Engineers.
3. Experience in designing and detailing highways, drainage, street works, public works, SUDS, building drainage, and utilities coordination/diversion.
4. Knowledge of seismic design requirements for waste storage/processing facilities is beneficial.
5. Proficiency with BIM software.