Civil Design Engineer

Our client has an exciting new vacancy for a Civil DesignEngineer / Manager to join their established utility services business.

Job Title: Civil DesignEngineer / Manager

Location: Balcombe

Salary: £55,000 per year + Benefits

Job description

As a Civil DesignEngineer / Manager, you will be managing, co-ordinating, initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and control of all aspects of primarily clean water design projects but wastewater where required.

About our Client

They are a family run, utility services business which has been in business for 50 years.

They are collaborative to their core, and they have built the business on delivering repeat business with their clients through consistent good performance and a reputation for being easy to deal with. They listen to their clients, understand their objectives and work hard to deliver for them. They have a deep understanding of their clients networks, infrastructure and geography and they have a core competence of working in the Capital.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Taking the lead responsibility for MEICA & Civil design projects throughout the outline design, detailed design and construction support stages
• Directly manage a team of multidisciplinary design engineers to produce design outputs compliant with clients specifications and standards
• Managing specialist external design resources where required
• Preparation and agreement of fee proposals, programmes, and general management of resources to ensure the design team delivers in line with the agreed financial approvals and programme
• Producing and managing a programme for all design projects ensuring that the clients expectations are suitably managed
• Carrying out site scoping/survey visits as required to obtain information necessary for design development
• Ensuring that all design is developed, produced and approved in line with companies QA procedures
• Reviewing, auditing and approving all technical reports, appraisals, designs and drawings to ensure that these comply with the clients health and safety and technical standards, while meeting legal and environmental obligations
• Arranging and chairing workshops and regular design meetings to review design proposals and progress and to consider issues such as buildability, commissioning, HAZOPs, Control Philosophy and URS reviews
• Assisting with placement and management of procurement packages
• Supporting project managers and directors within the business
• Keeping up to date with technical & HSQE matters, and being aware of policy and developments in these areas
• Presenting technical data or project results to both technical and non-technical Clients and Colleagues
• Maintaining design input throughout the project lifecycle from the feasibility stage, to outline and detail design, through to construction and handover
• Carry out any other duties appropriate for the role

To be the right candidate, you must have:

• Ability to take decisions and demonstrate accountability and integrity
• Ability be an active and participating team member, able to transfer skills to others in order to achieve business objectives
• Ability to troubleshoot and strategize in order to meet the long-term vision of the company
• Problem solver and target driven individual
• Ability to deliver required results while working in a high pressure environment
• Sound communication and organisation skills as well as an attention to detail
• 5 years experience in a similar role preferably clean water biased

Essential Qualifications:

• BTEC HNC/HND in an engineering field as a minimum
• EUSR water hygiene card
• Competent in using Microsoft Word & Excel

Next Steps

To apply for our vacancy for a Civil DesignEngineer / Manager , please click on Apply and upload a copy of your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you.