Civil Engineering Team Manager

Civil Engineering Team Manager

Location:Flexible (London / Oxford / Reading / Birmingham)

Our growing civil engineering discipline requires an experienced engineer to lead and manage our teams in delivering some exciting international projects. As a Team Manager you will be proficient in undertaking all aspects of design and coordination of civil engineering projects. However this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in team management and leadership. If you are client focused and a driven individual, have strong leadership skills, enjoy managing teams and have good technical knowledge and interpersonal skills then this role is for you.

Our civil engineering teams provide a comprehensive range of civil engineering design, procurement, coordination, and project management services to support clients through the whole project life cycle. Offering a fully multi-disciplineconsultancyservice or standalone specialist technical services for projects in excess of £100 million in value.

The discipline has particular expertise in highways design, pavements, bridges, earthworks engineering, cut and fill assessments, ground remediation, underground services, flood alleviation, sustainable drainage systems, pumping stations and sewerage systems, external works and highway and drainage section agreements (S278, S38 & S104).

Role and Responsibilities

• Managing and leading project teams
• Working closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects i.e. architects, building services engineers, project managers and cost managers
• Assessing resource levels to deliver challenging projects
• Managing/ mentoring engineers and technicians towards Chartered status
• Prepare client / project proposals to win new work
• Representing Ridge at client and project meetings to present designs and make key project decisions
• Preparing fee proposals and managing project costs
• Construct project teams from internal and external resources
• Project profitability (monitoring / planning of costs and budgets)
• Procure project resources
• Manage and co-ordinate highways and drainage designs relating to large development infrastructure projects
• Produce Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs), Drainage Strategies, Nutrient Mitigation and other Pre-Planning advice
• Provide day-to-day client interface, conducting site visits for technical assessment or problem-solving

Experience and Skills Required

To be considered for this role you must possess / evidence:

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within a multi-disciplinary organisation
• Professionally qualified as a chartered engineer (CEng) desirable
• Strong leadership and commercial skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• A good understanding of section 38, 278 (Highways Act) and section 104, 106 and 185 (Water industry Act) agreements
• An understanding of DMRB and Manual for Streets Vol 1 and 2
• Ideally a competent user of Microdrainage/ Infodrainage
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD and in particular Civil 3D
• Experience with designing a wide range of projects from conception through to completion (including calculations, drawings and specifications)
• Competent in the design of external works
• Familiar with Part H and M of Building Regulations, British Standards and local authority requirements
• Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its application within civil engineering
• A solid understanding of drainage design, SUDS, highways, cut and fill analysis
• Be proficient at design and happy to participate in productive work
• You will have the technical skills, knowledge and experience to find creative solutions for even the most complex challenges and the ability to communicate these clearly to all parties.

Ridge offer a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing to 28 days with length of service
• 4 x salary life assurance cover
• Generous company sick pay scheme, should you need it
• Income Protection Insurance in case you are unable to work due to ill health or accident for an extended period of time
• Single cover private medical insurance, which can be extended to include family members at preferential rates
• A contributory company pension plan, to help you prepare for your retirement
• Flexible company car scheme for relevant positions