Senior Engineer - Renewable Infrastructure

RPS Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their team in Edinburgh, focusing on renewable energy infrastructure. This role involves leading design efforts, managing multi-disciplinary projects, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. Ideal candidates will have postgraduate experience and expertise in civil design, particularly for renewable energy projects.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Market-leading development opportunities

Supportive environment valuing diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience in consulting engineering or similar.
• Experience leading or part of a design team for renewable energy projects.
• Chartered status with ICE, CIHT preferred, or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Lead design packages for renewable energy projects.
• Conduct catchment assessments and design public highway improvements.
• Manage health, safety, and environmental hazards from design concept.

Skills

Project Management

Civil Infrastructure Design

Environmental and Engineering Design Procedures

Client Relationship Management

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Education

BEng or MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civils 3D

Job description

We’re proud to have secured several project wins during 2023 as we provide sustainable solutions to our clients’ aspirations. With growing project deliverables and a strong growth strategy for Scotland, we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer (Renewables Energy Infrastructure) to join our team in Edinburgh.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company:

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead the production of design packages for concept, tender and detailed phases of renewable energy projects relating to wind, transmission, or other renewable energy project infrastructure and access design, considering buildability, electrical component standards, and environmental constraints.
• Design of bridges and retaining structures, considering structural form and flooding levels, and coordinating structural design.
• Conduct catchment assessments, culvert hydraulic design including CAR authorization.
• Develop sustainable drainage concepts and details, consulting with EA or SEPA where necessary.
• Design public highway improvements and electrical component delivery, including road authority consultation and road construction consent submission.
• Coordinate with other discipline leads for geotechnical and structural design to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary services.
• Manage multi-disciplinary engineering design projects or packages, acting as the client’s key contact.
• Manage health, safety, and environmental hazards from design concept to detailed stages, working with project teams to develop hazard knowledge, risk, and mitigation strategies. Communicate residual risks effectively.
• Implement project management procedures, adhering to HSQE principles and statutory requirements.

Experience:

• Postgraduate experience in consulting engineering or similar organizational structure.
• Experience leading or being part of a design team delivering civil infrastructure packages, especially for renewable energy projects.
• Knowledge of environmental and engineering design procedures and construction processes.
• Understanding of work-winning principles and client relationship management.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and relevant software.

Technical Attributes:

• Experience in civil infrastructure design related to core duties.
• Developing project management and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Civils 3D modeling.
• Experience in sustainable drainage design and materials testing.
• Knowledge of construction standards and statutory approval processes.

Qualifications:

• BEng or MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• Chartered status with ICE, CIHT, or equivalent preferred, or working towards it.

What’s in it for you?

We offer market-leading development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. Join us to build a meaningful career and be part of solutions that matter.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are dedicated to embedding diversity and inclusion in all our processes, recognizing the value of different perspectives and experiences to foster innovation and growth.

Recruitment Agencies

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