Principal Civil Engineer

Ameresco; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Competitive benefits

Insurance and incentive plans

Job summary

Ameresco, Inc. is expanding its technical team with a new Principal Civil Engineer to develop and deliver clean technologies and renewable projects for public and private sector clients in the UK and Europe.

You will lead civil/structural deliverables, assess constructability, and support on-site reviews, with travel across the UK and abroad as required.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Civil or Structural engineering.
• Chartered engineer status (or working towards).
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Main point of contact for Civil Engineering inputs on large scale electrical projects (BESS, Solar PV, ASHP, Industrial Boilers).
• Produce drawings and schematics to industry standards; apply CAD tools.
• Manage sub-contractors for detailed design and construction support across geotechnical and structural elements.
• Develop outline work packages and scope documents for pricing by contractors.
• Provide engineering support to delivery team during construction and manage design changes.
• Review risks focusing on technical/design aspects.
• Liaise with client stakeholders and attend project meetings.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and supporting documentation.
• Use CAD to aid production of drawings.
• Travel as required within the UK and abroad.

Education

Engineering degree in Civil or Structural engineering

Chartered engineer status (or working towards)

Lead development and constructability evaluation

Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills

Proficient in MS Office and project scheduling tools

Tools

AutoCAD / Civil 3D

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe. Position Overview: With our ongoing success in business growth, we are expanding our Technical team and have a new opportunity for a Principal Civil Engineer to join us to develop and deliver a wide range of clean technologies and renewable projects. The successful candidate will support work assignments covering technical aspects and project development deliverables for our customers in both public and private sectors. This involves working with the team to produce and deliver engineering deliverables, undertake feasibility studies & detailed design, and complete on-site reviews.

Responsibilities

• Main point of contact for Civil Engineering inputs across the company, specifically on large scale electrical projects (BESS, Solar PV, ASHP, Industrial Boilers)
• Ability to produce drawings, schematics to applicable industry standards. Demonstrate a working knowledge of industry standards.
• Support with the management of sub-contractors to deliver, or self-deliver detailed design covering both geotechnical and structural elements, and undertake reviews of designs, and provide technical support during construction and commissioning.
• Produce outline engineering work packages and scope of work documents for contractors to provide pricing.
• Provide Engineering support to the AMRC Delivery Team during construction and managing engineering changes in line with company procedures.
• Review and identify project and constructability risks focusing on technical/design aspects.
• Liaise with client stakeholders and attend regular client project meetings – including in person.
• Preparation of technical reports, presentations and all project supporting documentation including specifications, tender assessments, risk assessments, etc.
• Use CAD to aid production of drawings.
• Perform additional duties as specified by line manager/director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Engineering degree, or equivalent in Civil or Structural engineering.
• Achieved or working towards chartered engineer status.
• Demonstrated lead development skills including the ability to building project scopes and assess the constructability of design.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project scheduling tools.

Desirable skills / Experience

• Previous experience with Substation / BESS / Industrial buildings.
• AutoCAD / Civil 3D and related design software.

Personal Attributes

• The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, confident and have a flexible approach to work.
• Customer focused, passionate about renewable energy and decarbonisation.
• Good organisational skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritise work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment across multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and abroad.
• All applicants must be eligible to legally work in the UK.

Benefits and compliance: Ameresco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer competitive employee benefits, including people-oriented insurance, investment, and incentive plans. All official communications originate from an @ameresco.com email address. Any correspondence from other domains should be regarded as fraudulent. Please report any suspicious activity to the platform where the issue was encountered.