Senior Infrastructure Technician

Strata Consulting; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training opportunities

Reimbursement of professional fees

Contributory pension

Personal health care plan and life insurance

Interest-free travel loan scheme

Additional leave purchase and buy-back scheme

Staff loyalty bonus

Job summary

A construction consultancy is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to manage highway and drainage projects. Candidates should have a Civil Engineering HNC and at least five years of relevant experience. The role includes preparing designs, managing projects, and liaising with clients. Attractive benefits include competitive salary, professional training, and health care plans. Ideal for someone with a proactive and flexible approach to teamwork.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience in civil engineering.
• Aspirations to achieve ICE or CIHT Incorporated status.
• Experience in flood risk and drainage project management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare highway and drainage designs according to UK standards.
• Coordinate with design teams to achieve BIM Level 2 standards.
• Attend meetings and manage client relationships.

Skills

Civils3D

Microdrainage

Autocad

Autotrack

Navisworks

Communication skills

Education

Civil Engineering HNC

Tools

PDS line and sign design experience

Job description

Our client has opportunities for expansion to meet the current healthy forward workload generated by the impetus for growth in the UK within the commercial, retail, industrial and residential sectors.

The Infrastructure team of the Watford office operates from a state of the art open plan, air conditioned office with on-site cafe, situated close to Watford town centre and Watford Junction railway station, with easy access to the M1 and M25 motorways and easy commute links from London and the Home Counties.

The Role

• Preparation of highway and drainage design with a working knowledge of UK design standards is needed, together with the ability to balance several projects and meet project timetables. We currently have a varied workload ranging from large scale logistics developments in the commercial sector and residential schemes of varying scales, from pre-planning through to construction so the candidate would need to show experience in highways, external works, flood risk and drainage at all stages for these types of projects.
• Production of designs that can be incorporated to BIM Level 2 status would be beneficial, with the ability to undertake 3D coordination with the design team to ensure that internal project work can be released in IFC or similar format to the required site grid systems.
• The successful candidate would be encouraged to develop skills in liaison with client, design team and third party representatives, attend meetings and ultimately develop skills to enable management of projects.Report writing skills (FRA, drainage strategy, specification etc.) would be beneficial.

What you need to succeed

• Civil Engineering HNC
• A minimum of five years’ experience
• Aspiration to gain ICE or CIHT Incorporated status, with internal and external training support provided.
• Private sector experience
• Working knowledge in the use of Civils3D, together with Microdrainage, Autocad and Autotrack (vehicle swept path analysis) and Navisworks.
• PDS line and sign design experience
• Flexible and enthusiastic approach to working within a team structure
• Good communication skills across disciplines
• Clean driving licence

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Training opportunities
• Reimbursement of professional fees
• Contributory pension
• Personal health care plan and life insurance
• Interest‑free travel loan scheme
• Additional leave purchase and buy‑back scheme
• Staff loyalty bonus