Senior Engineer (Tunnels)

COWI; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Health care for you and dependents

Hybrid working

Formalised development plans & yearly/

Professional institution membership

Group personal pension scheme

Maternity leave benefits

Paternity leave benefits

Rail card

Electric vehicle lease

Job summary

COWI is seeking a Senior Engineer to strengthen its Tunnels and Underground Structures team in the UK. You will design tunnels and underground facilities, lead feasibility and option reports, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams on prestigious infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with clients, coordinate with CAD technicians, and contribute to project cost control while supporting development opportunities within the firm. A Chartered status and UK experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Be Chartered in either the ICE or IStructE or an equivalent institution
• Have significant experience working on the design of tunnels, heavy civil and other complex underground structures
• Demonstrate a proven record in the design of bored tunnels, mined excavations, stations, basements, and temporary works
• Have knowledge of soil structure interaction principles and their application both in structural analysis (Lusas, Strand7, SAP 2000) and geotechnical analysis (Plaxis)
• Have some experience of motivating, supervising, and coordinating project teams
• Be familiar with UK design standards, Eurocodes and CDM regulations
• Sound understanding of the CDM Regulations and be fully conversant with UK standards

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility and options reports
• Completing designs for a range of civil engineering structures, including below ground structures and foundations
• Preparation of work for CAD Technicians
• Site surveys and appraisals of various rail, water and/or utilities infrastructure schemes as appropriate
• Checking of drawings and supervision of Graduate Engineers
• Liaising with clients, attending meetings on-site, progress meetings and design review meetings
• Project management, including cost/commercial aspects of project
• Assisting in the production of pre-qualification documents, tenders and fee proposals as required

Skills

Tunnels design experience

Underground structures design

Project coordination

UK design standards familiarity

Education

Chartered engineer (ICE/IStructE)

Tools

Lusas

Strand7

SAP2000

Plaxis

Job description

Do you want to design a more sustainable future? Can you contribute to our growth? Are you a chartered engineer experienced in Tunnel design? Then, shape a sustainable and liveable world with us.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To further expand our Tunnels and underground structures discipline, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us. Working on tunnels and underground structure design, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most prestigious infrastructure projects in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Conducting feasibility and options reports
• Completing designs for a range of civil engineering structures, including below ground structures and foundations
• Preparation of work for CAD Technicians
• Site surveys and appraisals of various rail, water and/or utilities infrastructure schemes as appropriate
• Checking of drawings and supervision of Graduate Engineers
• Liaising with clients, attending meetings on-site, progress meetings and design review meetings
• Project management, including cost/commercial aspects of project
• Assisting in the production of pre-qualification documents, tenders and fee proposals as required

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

Qualifications

• Be Chartered in either the ICE or IStructE or an equivalent institution
• Have significant experience working on the design of tunnels, heavy civil and other complex underground structures
• Demonstrate a proven record in the design of bored tunnels, mined excavations, stations, basements, and temporary works
• Have knowledge of soil structure interaction principles and their application both in structural analysis (Lusas, Strand7, SAP 2000) and geotechnical analysis (Plaxis)
• Have some experience of motivating, supervising, and coordinating project teams
• Be familiar with UK design standards, Eurocodes and CDM regulations
• Sound understanding of the CDM Regulations and be fully conversant with UK standards

Benefits

• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and a contribution from you for your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchangeLife assurance
• Maternity Leave: 1-20 weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39 statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)
• Optional benefits: Electric vehicle lease

Equal Opportunity Employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.