Senior Civil Engineer - Design

Skanska UK Plc; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to manage and deliver a portfolio of engineering projects. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering and experience with BIM led design and structural analysis software. Strong people management and effective communication skills are also important for success in this role. The position offers a flexible working environment and the opportunity to work across multiple sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or suitable alternative qualification.
• Good motivation and people management skills.
• Ability to mentor others in Eurocodes and UK Industry Codes of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of outline & detailed design in accordance with relevant design standards.
• Manage planning and organisation of tasks, people, and resources.
• Build and develop excellent customer relationships.

Skills

Knowledge of BIM led design

People management skills

Effective communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

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 Senior Civil Engineer 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 management and 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.
• 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
• Knowledge and 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.
• Plan for effective project implementation.
• Manage the planning and organisation of tasks, people and resources to deliver successful projects to agreed time and cost expectations.
• 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 motivation and people management skills
• 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 or working towards.

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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