Senior Civil Structural Engineer

Bovis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid work options

Up to 10% employer pension

Private medical health benefit

Life assurance

25 days annual leave (+ buy/sell)

Wellbeing leave (4 days)

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym membership

Parental leave

Job summary

Bovis is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Engineering team in London. You will report to the Head of Construction Engineering, providing technical guidance on temporary works, buildability, design reviews and value engineering during bidding and preconstruction.

You will promote safety and sustainability, drive buildability, and ensure designs meet high standards for client expectations while mentoring junior staff across regional offices.

Qualifications

• Requires construction or engineering degree and chartered status with ICE/IStructE.
• Experience in design management, value engineering and governance for temporary and permanent works.
• Proven ability to review bids, designs and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice across projects and regional offices.
• Promote design safety, sustainability and buildability.
• Review bids and engineering solutions for compliance and value.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities.
• Support allocation of design resources and external consultants.
• Develop technical standards and guidance documents.
• Undertake site inspections, surveys and technical reviews.
• Mentor engineers and graduates.
• Support business development and client presentations.
• Lead technical reviews during bid, PCSA and conversion phases.
• Support design briefs and design management strategies.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Problem solving

Planning & organising

Technical review

Stakeholder management

Design management

Consultant proposals

Education

Construction or Engineering degree

Chartered member of ICE or IStructE

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Navisworks/BIM

Job description

As a Senior Engineer, you will play a crucial role in our Engineering team, reporting to the Head of Construction Engineering. Your expertise will be instrumental in providing technical guidance primarily with temporary works and buildability as well as undertaking critical design reviews, value engineering and governance for permanent works during bidding and preconstruction stages. You will also be promoting safety and sustainability, and driving buildability across our projects. With a focus on quality and compliance, you'll ensure our designs meet the highest standards and client expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and support across projects and regional offices.
• Promote design safety, sustainability and buildability.
• Review bids, designs and engineering solutions for compliance, quality and value.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities.
• Support allocation of competent design resources and external consultants.
• Develop technical standards, lessons learned, guidance documents and communities of practice.
• Undertake site inspections, surveys, audits and technical reviews.
• Support temporary works engineering and construction methodologies.
• Mentor and develop engineers and graduate staff.
• Support business development, client presentations and industry engagement.
• Lead and undertake technical reviews of design-stage deliverables during bid, PCSA and conversion phases.
• Support project teams in developing robust design briefs, design management strategies and design responsibility matrices.

Credential

• Construction or Engineering related degree
• Chartered Mem3ber of ICE or IStructE

Essential Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Behaviours

Skills

• Communication and presentation skills, problem solving, planning and organising, technical review and assurance, stakeholder management, design management, consultant proposals.

Knowledge

• Construction processes, construction methods, temporary works, structural design, health and safety, sustainability, Building Regulations and statutory approval processes.

Experience

• Design management, resource allocation, construction activities, client and contractor liaison, delivering projects to programme and budget, staff development.
• Experience with AutoCAD/MicroStation, Navisworks/BIM, hold CSCS card.
• Experience of Temporary works design.

Behaviours

• Safety focused, collaborative, inclusive, proactive, results driven, innovative, accountable and professional.

We will provide:

• Flexible and hybrid work options
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 4 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide
• Industry leading parental leave

Belong at Bovis

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm. We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.

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Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.