Senior/Principal Civil Design Engineer (Water)
Permanent
Bristol
My client is looking for a talented and motivated Senior/Principal Civil Engineer to join their team delivering outline design and detailed specifications for water and waste water Treatment schemes.
This is an exciting time to join and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you.
What does the role involve?
Working within their water team on infrastructure and/or non-infrastructure projects, you will act as Lead Design Engineer and undertake and check the delivery of design solutions and associated outputs and the co-ordination with other disciplines. You will provide technical guidance, support and training to colleagues and assist in the mentoring and development of assistant engineers and graduates
You will be involved in projects from conception to completion including; supporting the Project Manager to clarify the project brief, agree deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy; establishing project checking and approval arrangements and managing internal project start-up meetings; undertaking significant elements of the detailed design and the checking of outputs as directed: eg calculations, drawings, sketches, reports etc to achieve the optimum solution for the project; assessing, documenting and communicating design changes to the Project Manager; being aware of work requirements and taking personal responsibility in delivering this to agreed time, cost and quality requirements; attending "close out meeting" and recommending/implementing improvements to policy, processes and project management methods.
You will also be involved in business development activities including assisting with the preparation of capability statements and the submission of pre-qualification questionnaires, expressions of interest and tenders as well as building new and maintaining existing client relationships to win new and repeat work.
To be successful in this role you'll possess:
Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution eg ICE or CIWEM.
Strong interpersonal/team working skills, with a good working relationship with all levels of the organisation, clients and contractors together with the ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner both verbally and written.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience of water and waste water non-infrastructure design including an understanding of the basics and the integration of multidisciplinary elements including process engineering and MEICA.
Extensive experience in design, contract and tender preparation, tender assessment and contract administration.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status
