Senior Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their award-winning team. This role involves leading projects from feasibility through design and construction while mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive knowledge of UK design codes and experience in civil consultancy.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Eye care vouchers

Flexible annual leave allowance

Flexible working hours

Generous company pension contributions

Group income protection

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Travel insurance

Chartership support

Professional institution membership fees

Qualifications

• 4 years minimum post qualification experience in engineering consultancy.
• Knowledge of UK planning procedures and relevant design codes.
• Experience working with residential developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services.
• Develop highway and drainage designs for projects.
• Check technical outputs from junior staff and report to management.

Skills

Technical delivery

Communication

Self-motivated

Mentoring

Education

BEng, Meng, MSc, HND or HNC in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microdrainage

PDS

Civil 3D

AutoTrack

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer or experienced Civil Engineer to join our clients award winning Civil and Structural team.

The successful candidate will be involved in a variety of projects, leading day to day technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services from feasibility through to planning, detailed design and construction.

What’s on offer:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Eye care vouchers
• Flexible annual leave allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Generous company pension contributions
• Group income protection
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Travel insurance
• Chartership support
• Professional institution membership fees

The role:

• Develop technical highway and drainage designs to support S104, S38 and S278 applications.
• Undertake a variety of technical assessments for new developments.
• Explain technical concepts to others including colleagues and clients.
• Check technical outputs, drawings and reports produced by junior staff.
• Report to Senior Management
• Act as ‘Supervisor’ for projects across all organisations.
• Identify resource and outsource projects where required
• We design SuDS drainage schemes and highway works using Microdrainage and PDS industry standard software with final drawings produced in AutoCAD.
• Lead and mentor project teams, overseeing engineers of varying experience levels.

What you need to succeed:

• BEng, Meng, MSc, HND or HNC in Civil Engineering together with a minimum 4 years post qualification experience working within an engineering consultancy environment.
• Be able to produce drainage and highway drawings, design calculations, technical reports and site appraisals.
• Knowledge of UK planning procedures and relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Manual for Streets, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Local Authority Design Guidance and preparation of technical approvals.
• Working understanding of technical software including AutoCAD, Microdrainage/Flow, Causeway Live/PDS/Civil 3D and AutoTrack.
• Experience working with residential developers
• Strong written and verbal skills in English
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on your own initiative on technical matters and provide support or mentoring to others within the team
• A full UK driving licence would be advantageous