Civil Engineer

About the role:

We are looking for a Civil Engineer to join a growing design consultancy and provide ongoing technical design support to a range of clients in the UK with ongoing work available and excellent development opportunities for the right individual.

As a Civil Engineer you will be working on a range of residential, commercial and industrial projects and should be able to demonstrate experience in completing design on projects in these sectors.

Within the role as a Civil Engineer it will be essential for the chosen individual to complete accurate reports and designs, and your input and contribution to the team are viewed as essential in the continued development of the business.

You will be preparing highway and drainage design, and will utilise a strong working knowledge of UK design standards together with the ability to balance several projects and meet project timelines. You will also be encouraged to develop skills in client liaison, as well as co-ordinating the design team and third party representatives, and the attendance of meetings to help develop project management skills.

The workload is varied, and will range from large scale developments in the residential, commercial and logistics sectors, and the work will include projects from pre-planning through to construction. You will be producing designs that can be incorporated in to BIM Level 2 status, and the ability to undertake 3D coordination with the design team will be required to ensure that the internal project work can be released in IFC or similar format to the required site grid systems.

About you:

Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years experience working for UK based design consultancies, and a background working on similar projects is desired in order to ensure a close match to the existing and upcoming workload.

In addition to having a confident, commercial and professional outlook you should have:

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years UK based experience
• Experience working with drainage design and flood risk assessments
• Strength in working to appropriate agreement sections - S38, S278, S104, S106
• Strong analytical, communication and technical design skills
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Experience in highways, external works, flood risk and drainage at all project stages
• Aspirations to gain Chartered status with the ICE
• Driving licence and own vehicle

Software required:

• AutoCAD
• Civils 3D
• Micro-drainage
• Autotrack
• Navisworks
• PDS
• Microsoft Office suite

About the business:

The company are an established design consultancy who have been working on UK based projects across the last 100 years, and have built up a reputation for working on projects to a high level of detail and client satisfaction. This is an excellent opportunity to join their Kent office where their team continues to go from strength to strength and provide excellent design engineering services to their UK based clients.

With a portfolio that includes residential, commercial and industrial projects of varying value and complexity, they have a wealth of experience and some exciting future projects that have lead to them requiring another skilled and eager individual to join them as part of their business development.

The Kent office is an open plan, air conditioned space with excellent transport links for both drivers and users of public transport.

Benefits package:

• Company pension
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Additional leave with length of service
• Hybrid working
• Loyalty bonus scheme
• Health plan
• Employee Assistance scheme
• 24 hour medical advice line
• BUPA company Care Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Professional Subscriptions covered
• Travel loan scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Car lease scheme