Project Engineer

Skanska UK Plc; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project development and construction group is seeking a Project Civil Engineer (Design) to join their Bridgend-based team. The successful candidate will be responsible for technical delivery on projects, engaging with innovative engineering solutions, and managing project resources effectively. This role requires a degree in civil engineering and offers the opportunity to work across various sectors while contributing to impactful projects within a flexible environment.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of Eurocodes and UK Industry Codes of Practice.
• Experience mentoring others in engineering applications.
• Willingness to travel to various UK offices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical outcomes for projects within time and budget constraints.
• Prepare detailed design calculations and reports.
• Coordinate work of team members for successful project delivery.

Skills

BIM led design

Project management

Customer relationship management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered membership of an appropriate Professional body

Tools

STAAD Pro

FEM Analysis and Design

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Project Civil Engineer (Design) to join our Skanska Technology team in Bridgend. Skanska Technology Limited (STL) is an expanding in-house engineering design consultancy supporting projects across the water, heavy industrial, power and design and build sectors. Based in our Bridgend office, you’ll join a flexible team and work across multiple sectors to support exciting projects.

Join our growing STL design team and contribute to the delivery of innovative engineering solutions. You’ll be responsible for the technical delivery of a portfolio of small projects or of a larger project, reporting to a Senior Project Engineer.

What you'll do:

• Sound approach to the application of engineering practice and enabling exploitation of new and advancing technology and continuous improvement
• Preparation of outline & detailed design in accordance with the relevant design standards
• Preparation of clear and well-structured design calculations, reports, drawings and other deliverables
• Experience of BIM led design, and ability to use common structural design software tools such as STAAD Pro, FEM Analysis and Design or Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis.
• Manage the planning, direction and control of tasks, people and resources to deliver successful projects to agreed time and cost expectations.
• Prepare and control project budgets and have a high level of commercial and contractual understanding.
• Brief and coordinate the work of others to ensure the timely and technically robust delivery of project scope.
• Managing, building and developing excellent customer relationships.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or suitable alternative qualification.
• Good working knowledge, understanding and experience of the applicable Eurocodes, UK Industry Codes of Practice and ability to mentor others in their application
• Willingness to work in other UK offices, clients’ facilities for short term assignments by agreement.
• Ability and willingness to attend site and agree buildable solutions during the design and construction phases often to tight deadlines
• Chartered membership of an appropriate Professional body.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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