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Principal Civil Engineer

Job Posted: 16 days ago

Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: West Malling

Expire in: 12 days

Job Description

We have an opening within one of our leading independent consultancies. We are looking to recruit a Principal Civil Engineer to join their Woking office on a hybrid basis. The role would involve would focus on providing Flood Risk Assessments, drainage and highway infrastructure design on all types and sizes of new development, supporting and collaborating with project managers from across the business to meet the needs and expectations of our clients.

What’s on offer

Hybrid working
	
Option to buy/sell holiday
	
Life Assurance
	
Income protection
	
Cycle to work scheme
	
ICE Chartership mentoring programme

The role

Production of Technical Reports (Flood Risk Assessments, Technical Notes, Drainage Strategy reports).
	
Provide updates on the progress of tasks in line with programmes.
	
Write reports and liaise with Clients / Project Managers on the management and co-ordination of projects.
	
Ensure compliance with the relevant industry standards and regulations.
	
Prepare or supervise the preparation of presentations and present information to internal and external groups.
	
Stay abreast of industry trends, innovations, and best practices in infrastructure engineering and construction.
	
Develop technical highway and drainage designs to support S104, S38 and S278 applications.
	
Undertake a variety of technical assessments for new developments.
	
Explain technical concepts to others including colleagues and clients.
	
Check technical outputs, drawings and reports produced by junior staff.
	
Prepare or supervise the preparation of presentations and present information to internal and external groups.
	
Manage projects with moderate supervision ensuring outputs are delivered on time and to an excellent standard.

What you need to succeed

A degree in Civil Engineering or a related subject.
	
A minimum 6 years’ experience in UK development related infrastructure engineering.
	
Knowledge and application of drainage design from first principles and experience in the use of Microdrainage and/or Causeway flow software.
	
Have experience in writing flood risk assessments or drainage strategies for development projects.
	
Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams and welcome competence in Power BI and Access).
	
Experience in the use of of AutoCAD and Civils 3D.
	
Demonstrate suitable knowledge of relevant design standards including DMRB, Manual for Streets, Sewers for Adoption, local road standards and relevant national planning policy.
	
Be experienced in the preparation of highways and drainage design and in particular S38, S278 and S104 processes.
	
Be experienced in writing flood risk assessments and/or drainage strategy reports for development projects.
	
A full UK driving license

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