Senior Civil Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training and professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to lead the drainage design of wastewater and stormwater projects across the UK. You will guide concept through detailed design, set technical directions, and ensure delivery to programme and budget while promoting digital solutions and BIM integration.

You will mentor engineers and apprentices, manage client relationships, contribute to bids, and uphold quality and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification with ICE, CIWEM or equivalent.
• Ability to design drainage from conceptual layout to detailed design.
• Familiarity with hydraulic design software, 3D design tools and BIM.
• Ability to prepare reports and specifications for progress and technical reports.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary packages and managing budgets and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead drainage design from concept to detailed design and construction on standalone or multi-disciplinary schemes.
• Promote digital solutions and BIM integration across drainage designs.
• Review and assure drainage models, calculations and drawings to standards.
• Assign tasks, manage delivery to programme and budget.
• Mentor apprentices, graduates and other engineers.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety and environmental policies.
• Develop stakeholder relationships for design and consent processes.
• Contribute technical input to bids including fee proposals and delivery programme.

Skills

Drainage design

BIM integration

Leadership

Project delivery

Team mentoring

Education

ICE or CIWEM membership

Tools

Hydraulic design software

3D design tools

BIM software

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis provides drainage design services to Highway, Rail, Private Developer, Energy and Water markets with some of our key clients being HS2, Highways England and Network Rail along with many of the UK's water companies. Due to a growing workload we are keen to strengthen our existing teams.

We require Senior Civil Engineer to join our teams operating from across the UK. We are looking for strong collaborators, people capable of supporting their local team, but also delivering on remote projects as part of our national Practice.

You will be required to undertake a key role in the design of Wastewater / Stormwater Infrastructure. As well as leading the design development, you will be responsible in supporting the leadership and development of our drainage capability.

Your role

• Leading the design of drainage designs from concept to detailed design and construction, as stand‑alone projects or as part of larger multi‑disciplinary schemes.
• Promoting development of digital solutions in drainage design including full integration of designs within the BIM environment.
• Overseeing and reviewing the production of drainage designs, models, calculations and drawings to relevant standards, including providing technical assurance of designs.
• Determining and assigning drainage design tasks and managing delivery to programme and budget.
• Leading and encouraging the technical development of apprentices, graduates and other engineers.
• Ensuring compliance with business management standards set in the company's quality, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Managing and developing stakeholder relationships to support the development of the design and consents process.
• Championing the role of drainage design within a multi‑disciplinary project.
• Providing technical input to the preparation of bids including provision of Quality Submission responses on drainage strategy and design approach and input to price via preparation of fee proposals and associated program for delivery including assessment of risk.

About You

• Professionally Qualified (or working towards) with the ICE, CIWEM or similar.
• Ability to design all aspects of drainage from conceptual layout to detailed design.
• Familiarity with hydraulic design software, 3D design tools and BIM.
• Ability to prepare reports and specifications and to collect other data and statistics necessary for the preparation of progress and technical reports.
• Ability to identify and respond to our clients' values in a competitive market sector.
• Candidates are required to be self‑motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi‑disciplinary team in leading and managing packages of work to completion.
• Ability to identify, manage and develop project scopes and manage budgets, programme and the quality of deliverables.
• A flexible individual, a team player, with a developed attention to detail, shows initiative, proactive and able to deliver to set deadlines.
• Supportive approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team.
• Good leadership qualities.
• Experience in working for both private and public sector clients and knowledge of the different drivers and approaches to management and procurement.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.