Senior Tunnel Engineer – Hybrid Work, UK Projects

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

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.