Senior Design Engineer – Ground Engineering & Piling

PWS TECHNICAL SERVICES (UK) LTD; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

PWS Technical Services (UK) Ltd is seeking a Senior Design Engineer with a strong background in piling and multi-disciplinary ground engineering. The role requires delivering robust, buildable designs from concept through to practical completion, with collaboration across estimating and operations to maximise contract value.

The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in piling design, geotechnical software, and the ability to interpret complex datasets.

Qualifications

• Experience in the design of multi-disciplined piling techniques for a variety of project applications.
• Proven experience in the use of relevant design industry analysis software is essential.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex data to produce innovative designs.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide design solutions from work winning concept phase to practical completion of projects with the common goal to win contracts and increase site net margin.
• Deliver competitive ground engineering designs, holistic rather than simply piling elements.
• Accountability for creating designs that are not only efficient but also practical and buildable, with input from collaboration with the operational teams.
• Provide technical and design support to all departments and be fully integrated to the estimating teams and operational teams to aid their performance.
• Analyse the project input to interrogate it, reach an agreement and integrate into a design solution.
• Design on a performance-based approach, observational rather than compliance.
• Contribute to deliver technical handover to operational teams.
• Define pre-agreed mitigations (anticipation vs reaction).
• Attend external meetings with Clients to manage internal and external clients expectations.
• Embrace and promote positively and meet KPIs set out by the Engineering Manager.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of processes within the department.
• Mentor design team members to share ideas and knowledge
• Conduct benchmarking studies to determine design best practice and future trends.
• Engage feedback from other departments for the purpose of continuous improvement
• Ensure design submissions and client communications are of the highest standard of presentation and clarity, are submitted on time and contain the key elements required.

Skills

Design engineering

Ground engineering

Piling design

Multi-discipline design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

Geotechnical software

CAD software

Job description

PWS Technical Services (UK) Ltd is seeking a Senior Design Engineer with a strong background in piling and multi-disciplinary ground engineering. The role requires delivering robust, buildable designs from concept through to practical completion, with collaboration across estimating and operations to maximise contract value.

The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in piling design, geotechnical software, and the ability to interpret complex datasets.