Senior Civil Engineer (Design & Development)

CANAL & RIVER TRUST; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car cash allowance

London allowance

Job summary

Canal & River Trust is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer (Design & Development) to lead design and development of repairs on historic assets within the UK canal network. You will prepare specifications, briefing documents for in-house teams and external contractors while managing risk and ensuring value.

The role offers remote working with the need to attend hub spaces and travel across the regional network. London & SE focus with a permanent or fixed-term arrangement.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent
• Degree, HND, or equivalent in Civil Engineering
• Proven experience inspecting and delivering engineering activities
• Proven experience assessing infrastructure risk
• Knowledge of historic infrastructure in water environments
• Ability to produce written reports and present technical information clearly
• Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements and practical application

Responsibilities

• Investigate and develop clear design solutions balancing best value, user needs and whole life costs
• Prepare repair specifications, works packages and drawings using standard or bespoke solutions
• Collaborate with internal teams, contractors and stakeholders for successful delivery
• Undertake site inspections to determine suitable engineering solutions and ensure works meet specs
• Contribute to Design Guidance, Standards and Specifications
• Provide temporary works designs to support in-house teams

Skills

Chartered engineer

Professional body

Civil Eng degree

Site inspections

Risk assessment

Historic infra

Report writing

HSE knowledge

Education

Civil Eng degree

Tools

GIS

MS Office

Job description

Senior Civil Engineer (Design & Development)

Job Description

About the Trust

We're one of the UK’s biggest charities and we care for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs because we believe life is better by water.We're looking for people who support our cause and want to make a difference for future generations. Could this be you?

Along with our waterways we also manage museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of historic buildings, as well as the nature and wildlife that calls our canals home. All of this enables us to provide wellbeing opportunities for millions of people each year.

Join Our Team: Senior Civil Engineer, Design & Development team (London & South East)

Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.

x2 opportunities;

• x1 permanent role
• x1 fixed term or secondment until September 2027

We are a team of engineers and technicians that design and/or manage the design of repairs on a diverse range of our historical assets. We are responsible for undertaking designs of technical solutions, preparing specifications and briefing documents for our direct labour force, external contractors and consultants. Our works are focussed on conserving and enhancing our precious waterways for future generations.

Our role is to provide design support to maintain, repair and rebuild the Trust’s infrastructure to enable visitors to safely enjoy our canals and rivers and safeguard them for future generations. Our aim is to develop efficient and innovative engineering solutions to the multitude of challenges we face maintaining our waterways and infrastructure day to day.

We are currently looking for a Civil Engineer in the London & South East. Specifically:

• Investigate, develop and agree engineering and construction solutions considering best value, user requirements and whole life costs, for the maintenance, repair and renewal works.
• Provide technical support to the Trust’s in-house construction teams, contractors and volunteers.
• Acting as Designer under CDM 2015, exercise and document key responsibilities including managing and eliminating risk.

Working Hours & Travel

Our Engineer vacancy will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and meetings.

Relevant Hubs: Little Venice.

The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.Regular accessibility to network is essential.See our canal network here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network.

Role Overview

Our Engineers are important to the success of the Canal & River Trust. The role will involve designing and contributing to the planning of repairs on a diverse range of historical assets associated with the canal network. As one of our civil engineers you will be responsible for undertaking designs of technical solutions, preparing specifications and briefing documents for our in-house construction teams, contractors and consultants. It is an extremely varied and interesting role and whether you are coordinating with various stakeholders, delivering innovative solutions or helping to define standards and procedures, you will be working to conserve and enhance our navigable waterways for future generations.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate and develop clear & concise design and construction solutions ensuring best value, considering user requirements and whole life costs.
• Prepare repair specifications, works packages and drawings to address asset defects using existing standard solutions as well as developing bespoke solutions to more complex defects and engineering issues.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, specialists and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of construction works taking account of all statutory, technical, operational and customer requirements.
• Undertake site inspections and investigations throughout the entire project life cycle to determine the most appropriate engineering solution and ensure construction works are delivered to specification.
• Contribute to the development and the implementation of Design Guidance, Standards and Specifications.
• Provide temporary works designs to support works delivered by our internal construction teams.

About You

Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional qualification (e.g. ICE).
• Membership of a relevant professional body at an appropriate level, such as MICE.
• Degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in a relevant technical discipline, such as Civil Engineering.
• Proven experience of inspecting and delivering engineering activities.
• Proven experience in assessing infrastructure risk.
• Knowledge and understanding of historic infrastructure, preferably within the water environment.
• Ability to produce high-quality written reports and present complex technical information clearly.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements and their practical application.

General Skills

• Experience of working within a diverse and multi-disciplined project team.
• Able to effectively communicate with internal and external contacts, in writing and in person at meetings.
• Good standard of written and verbal communication and proven ability to present technical data to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficient in the use of business software e.g. MS Office. Experience of using GIS or mapping systems.
• Confirmation of right to work in the UK (without sponsorship).
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle as your work will require you to reach locations not easily accessible by public transport.

What We Offer

In addition to your annual base salary of£44,750 - £50,750, we also offerCar Cash Allowance (£425 per month), a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits. An London allowance of either £2,000 or £4,000 will also be applicable.

For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here: EVP - 1.

Learn more: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits

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Our values

We care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments - whether for a disability, neurodiversity, or health condition - please let us know what you need and how we can support you. We’ll work with you to make any necessary changes.

All of our jobs can be considered on a part time, flexible or job share basis.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourte you from applying under the scheme.

At Canal & River Trust, we are committed to fair, transparent, and ethical recruitment practices. As part of our hiring process, we may use AI to analyse applications and support us work more efficiently. However, all hiring decisions – without exception – are made by our hiring managers.

Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us

Job Details

Pay Type: Salary

Hiring Min Rate: 44,750 GBP

Hiring Max Rate: 50,750 GBP