Project Civil Engineer

Strata Consulting; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Social nights

Chartership support

Professional membership paid

Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Strata Consulting is seeking a Project Civil Engineer to assist with civil engineering and infrastructure designs in our Exeter office, under the direction of a Civil Engineering Associate or Principal Engineer. You will be responsible for producing and managing information for clients and co-professional design teams.

You will work on diverse projects across residential, retail, commercial and industrial sectors, undertaking surface water drainage design with SuDS, foul drainage considerations,

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering design for infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of SuDS and drainage design is helpful.
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations and general regulatory guidance.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team reporting to a Partner, Associate or Principal Engineer on a daily/weekly basis.
• Deliver civil engineering and infrastructure designs for residential, retail, commercial and industrial sectors.
• Undertake surface water drainage design including SuDS concepts.
• Develop levels strategies considering cut and fill optimization.
• Develop external works packages with Urban Designers and pavement design.
• Develop flood risk and surface water strategies for sites with complex flood risk.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies for planning applications.
• Liaise with statutory authorities and utilities.
• Procure and manage subcontractors for surveys and flood modelling.
• Assist in CDM risk assessments and prepare specs/method statements.
• Conduct site visits and prepare reports.
• Prepare engineering models, drawings, reports and specifications.

Skills

Creativity

Teamwork

Communication

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

InfoDrainage

Job description

Our client is a leading firm of consulting engineers providing structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and transportation engineering design services, throughout the UK and overseas.

We have an opportunity for a Project Civil Engineer to assist with the preparation and delivery of civil engineering and infrastructure designs in our clients busy Exeter office. The successful candidate will work under the direction of a Civil Engineering Associate or Principal Engineer and Project Partner and will be responsible for producing and managing information for our clients and co-professional design team.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Social nights
• Chartership support
• Professional membership paid
• Medical Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme

The Role

• Working as part of a team and reporting to a Partner, Associate or Principal Engineer on a daily and weekly basis, you will work on a diverse mixture of Civil Engineering and Infrastructure projects covering residential, retail, commercial and industrial sectors.
• Undertake surface water drainage design maximising the four pillars of SuDS design in cooperation with all team members.
• Undertake foul water drainage design including consideration of pumping station requirements, package treatment plant solutions and nutrient neutrality assessments and solutions.
• Developing levels strategies considering cut and fill optimisation and spacial planning.
• Developing external works packages in collaboration with Urban Designers and considering long sections, cross sections, and pavement design.
• Developing flood risk and surface water strategies for sites with complex flood risk exposure from pre-acquisition/due diligence through planning and to delivery.
• Preparing Flood Risk Assessments, Flood Evacuation Plans and Drainage Strategies Technical Notes and/or Reports for Pre-App or Planning Applications as required.
• Liaising and consulting with external parties including statutory authorities, water companies and utilities companies as required.
• Procuring and managing subcontractors and subconsultants for CCTV Drain surveys, topographical surveys and detailed flood modelling.
• Assist in the risk assessment of design in accordance with CDM Regulations, and the production of project specifications and method statements.
• Undertake site visits and surveys and subsequently preparing reports.
• Preparing Engineering models, Designs, Drawings, Reports and Specifications.

What you need to succeed

• Competent in using AutoCAD preferably experience with Civil 3D and InfoDrainage.
• Able to demonstrate creativity and innovation in design of civil engineering solutions across highways and drainage design in accordance with all relevant Codes of Practice.
• Knowledge and experience of the application of the CDM Regulations.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of the professional risks carried by the practice and the actions necessary to satisfy the terms of our appointments, warranties, and insurances.
• A good working knowledge and experience of the principles and application of all relevant regulations and guidance including, but not limited to the most up-to-date versions of Manual for Streets, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Sewers for Adoption.