Senior Engineer (Civil Engineering)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is looking for a candidate to lead engineering tasks and manage teams within the discipline for client projects.

The ideal candidate will handle project design and integration, ensuring compliance with Client and company standards while maintaining quality, time, and budget commitments. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with relevant technical knowledge in civil engineering.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with a Civil Engineering degree.
• Actively working towards Chartered Civil engineer (CEng) status.
• Experience in project planning and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to design and integration on projects.
• Manage project team performance against contractual obligations.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards throughout the design lifecycle.

Skills

Effective communication

Project management

Civil engineering design principles

Knowledge of Eurocodes

Use of AutoCAD and Autodesk Robot

Understanding of CDM regulations

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Micro draining

Tedds

IdeaStatica

Bentley Products

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

To lead on engineering tasks and manage Engineers / Designers, Graduates and Apprentices within discipline (see accompanying addendum) in the efficient and effective delivery of client projects ensuring the needs of the Client and the business are met.

Missions/Main Duties

• To lead and contribute to design and integration on projects, ensuring Client commitments are met, delivering against quality, time and budget
• Monitor project team performance against contractual obligations and quality, making appropriate corrective interventions
• Manage the checking and approval process to ensure compliance with both Client, project and SYSTRA processes. This includes the preparation and checking of engineering designs and calculations, taking responsibility for the management of design production
• Ensure project requirements are effectively communicated to the team
• Be expected to act as the Work Package Manager on small to medium sized projects
• Working knowledge with all technical standards relevant to your discipline
• Assist where required in work winning and marketing to maximise team and company opportunities
• Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff and others affected by the operations of SYSTRA throughout design lifecycle.
• Compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to your discipline.
• Contribute to company-wide goals and business improvement
• Any other duties as required
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all collegues can thrive, achieve, and grow together

Profile/Skills

• Demonstrable skills of effective communication across multiple levels and stakeholders to present and discuss proposals, justifications and conclusions
• Experience as a Line Manager is desirable
• Experience in working with offshore production centres is desirable
• Proficient working on multi-discipline projects
• Demonstrable experience of delivering business results through effective planning and implementation
• Experience of project planning, delivery, budgets and timescales
• Carry out the role of Contractor’s Responsible Engineer on Network Rail projects or a comparable role in non-rail projects.
• Ability in the application of safety standards and CDM regulations.
• Ability in the application and knowledge share of civil engineering design principles and standards.
• Ability in the application and knowledge share of construction principles and standards including experience of project delivery in construction related markets.
• Experienced at working with contractors in a design and build environment.
• Experience within the rail sector and ability in the use of Network Rail procedures and standards is desirable
• Knowledge of the following software packages, Micro draining, Tedds, IdeaStatica, AutoCAD and Autodesk Robot and Bentley Products
• Knowledge of Eurocodes
• Educated to degree level or equivalent with a Civil Engineering, Civil Structures or Civil Environmental degree
• Expected to be actively working towards Chartered Civil engineer (CEng) status with relevant professional body (ICE).