Senior Civil Engineer

Ridge & Partners Llp; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners Llp in Solihull or central Birmingham is recruiting an experienced Civil Engineer to join the team. You will deliver innovative solutions while developing the civil engineering team, with exposure to highways design, pavements, bridges, earthworks and drainage projects, from concept to completion.

You will interface with multiple disciplines, assist with proposals, attend client meetings, and coordinate drainage and highway designs for large projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar multi-disciplinary role within civil engineering.
• Chartered or working towards CEng status and MI CE membership desired.
• Strong knowledge of highways, drainage and earthworks design processes.

Responsibilities

• Interface with architects, building services engineers, project managers and cost managers
• Assist with client/project proposals to win new work
• Represent Ridge at client and project meetings to present designs and make key decisions
• Manage and co-ordinate highways and drainage designs for large development projects
• Produce FRA, Drainage Strategies, and pre-planning advice
• Conduct site visits for technical assessment and problem-solving

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Infodrainage

BIM

Project coordination

Client communication

Problem solving

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards

Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.) membership

Tools

Infodrainage software

Job description

We a recruiting for an experienced Civil Engineer to join the team in either our Solihull or central Birmingham offices. You will deliver innovative solutions for our clients whilst developing and strengthening our civil engineering team. To be considered you you will have experience in undertaking aspects of design and coordination of civil engineering projects. The projects will be varied in size, length and value, and you will work with experts in highways design, pavements, bridges, earthworks engineering, cut and fill assessments, ground remediation, underground services, flood alleviation, sustainable drainage systems, pumping stations and sewerage systems, external works and highway and drainage section agreements (S278, S38 & S104).

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Interface with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects i.e. architects, building services engineers, project managers and cost managers
• Assist with client / project proposals to win new work
• Represent Ridge at client and project meetings to present designs and make key project decisions
• Manage and co-ordinate highways and drainage designs relating to large development infrastructure projects
• Produce Flood Risk Assessments (FRA’s), Drainage Strategies, Nutrient Mitigation and other Pre-Planning advice
• Provide day-to-day client interface, conducting site visits for technical assessment or problem-solving

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within a multi-disciplinary organisation
• Ideally be professionally qualified as a chartered engineer (CEng) or keen to become chartered
• A member of (or an aspiration to become a member of) the Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.) or equivalent relevant professional body
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD and in particular Civil 3D
• A competent user of Infodrainage is desirable
• Design experience with proven post-graduation experience that will be discussed at interview
• Experience in drainage (foul and surface) and minor roadway design
• A good understanding of section 38, 278 (Highways Act) and section 104, 106 and 185 (Water industry Act) agreements
• Experience with designing a wide range of projects from conception through to completion (including calculations, drawings and specifications)
• Familiar with Part H and M of Building Regulations, British Standards and local authority requirements
• Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its application within civil engineering
• A solid understanding of drainage design, SUDS, highways, cut and fill analysis
• Be proficient at design and happy to participate in productive work
• Technical skills, knowledge and experience to find creative solutions for even the most complex challenges and the ability to communicate these clearly to all parties.
• Experience of working at a client’s site
• NEC Contract experience
• Experience of leading project teams