Civil Engineer (Carter Design Group)
Thetford / Kings Lynn - Permanent - Full Time
Background
As a Civil Engineer you will join a team involved with projects at all stages. A true multidisciplinary contractor design team working on a variety of building and civil engineering projects from £0.1M to £30M+. From education, retail, commercial, industrial, offices, medical and research facilities, to award-winning decarbonisation and residential schemes.
You will provide design and coordination support, peer reviews, and design advice on various building and engineering projects, whilst supporting the contractor with site checking, verification, and validation.
Salary
- Competitive
Key Responsibilities
- Production of feasibility, planning and working designs where required for foul and surface water drainage networks, pavements, highways, etc.
- Detailed design of SuDS
- Detailed design & approval of drainage systems (both private and adoptable)
- Detailed design & approval of both on-site & off-site highway works
- Development feasibility assessments
- Flood risk assessments and Drainage Strategy Reports
- Tender reviews, technical peer reviews
- To produce designs, reports and specifications ensuring the compliance with National/International Standards, Statutory requirements, and the project brief.
- On Engineering led projects, coordinate regular internal project design team reviews/meetings as identified within the Project Management Plan.
- Determine technical content of drawings, (with reference to any legal requirements of the Building Regulations and other statutory bodies).
- Decide the format and scope of design data required for project (drawings, schedules, specification, etc.).
- When necessary, visit site and carry out level/measured survey to ensure dimensional compatibility between existing and proposed structures.
- Undertake project co-ordination (controlling the preparation and timely issue of design data in accordance with QA procedures) and contractor’s programme.
- In conjunction with the contractor’s staff, establish the most efficient and economic method of construction/use of materials within the technical requirements/constraints.
- Undertake design appraisals of Employers Requirements documentation to evaluate risk and opportunity for our group clients.
- On every project, work closely with other internal and external team members including Engineers/Surveyors to ensure that the design is compliant with both specification and project cost constraints.
- Monitor/review project fee structure and determine associated variation costs during the project.
- Preparation and issue of design reports for submission to the contractor, reporting in conjunction with the Project Management Plan.
- Liaising with the project manager to establish programme and key dates for information issue.
- Check drawings schedules and specifications for compliance with design requirements and current practice/ standards.
- Visit site and report on the technical validity, feasibility, or compliance with agreed guidelines of existing, partially complete, or proposed projects.
- Mentoring of Engineers, Trainees and Technicians.
Key Skills & Knowledge
- Prominent civil engineering design guides, codes of practice, and standards (appropriate to discipline)
- General Construction and Engineering design and detailing
- Client facing communication skills
- Computer Aided Design Software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Infodrainage, Causeway Flow, etc as appropriate to design discipline)
Experience
- Minimum 5 years post graduate experience in the UK working across a wide range of construction sectors, although we actively support and encourage continual professional development.
- Degree in Civil or Civil and Structural Engineering preferred.
- Working towards Incorporated or Chartered engineer (IEng/CEng) through the ICE (or with another Professional Engineering Institution). Support and mentoring will be provided.
