Maritime Civil Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 January 2025
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Degree qualified and chartered member of a relevant institution (e.g., CEng MICE or CEng IStructE) Professional experience in the design of ports / heavy civils projects Experience in reinforced concrete design and finite element analysis Retaining wall and piling design experience Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Ability to work autonomously and in a project management capacity Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Capability to undertake design from concept to construction stage Leadership skills to manage and direct junior staff Willingness to travel occasionally throughout the UK and overseas

FULL DESCRIPTION

About Royal HaskoningDHV

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

About Our Maritime Business

Our Maritime team are at the forefront of innovative maritime planning, design and development. We are multi-disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports and maritime infrastructure worldwide. We have provided expert commercial, technical and operational advice and created master plans across the five continents for a wide-range of port projects.

Role Context

The role will require you to use your technical training and practical experience to contribute to the development of engineering design solutions for maritime civil engineering structures and elements in steel, concrete, timber and other materials to relevant design codes. You will have engineering input in all project stages from inception, through design and construction, to demolition, recycling and reuse.

Job Role

  • Collect and collate design data.
  • Carry out inspections and surveys.
  • Produce design calculations, check and review calculations produced by others.
  • Produce outline models, drawings and details for CAD (in Revit environment if you can but detailed drafting/modelling by modellers), check and review these prior to issue.
  • Prepare draft Bills of Quantities, Contract Documents and Specifications.
  • Prepare reports and presentations.
  • Undertake structural analyses and reporting.
  • Provide engineering judgement and advice; contribute to preparation of study reports.
  • Manage and direct more junior staff.
  • Coach junior staff in technical matters.
  • Autonomy and responsibility to work on the projects you find interesting.
  • Produce proposals and work directly with our Clients.

Job Requirements

  • Analytical – ability to independently undertake design and analysis work with expert support for complex tasks as required.
  • Communication Skills – can clearly articulate orally and in writing the reasons behind your decisions. Confident presenting to team members, clients and stakeholders.
  • Client Orientation – understands the importance of the client’s perception of the organization. Maintains a professional client-facing approach.
  • Conceptual Ability – Is capable of undertaking design from concept to ready for construction.
  • Problem Solving – can think laterally and develop solutions to problems with others and on your own.
  • Relationship Building – builds a network within the immediate team, and the wider organization and can be a trusted advisor to our clients.
  • Personable – approachable, relatable and empathetic.
  • Degree qualified and a chartered member of a relevant institution; e.g., CEng MICE or CEng IStructE.
  • Professional experience in the design of ports / heavy civils projects.
  • Experience in reinforced concrete design and finite element analysis.
  • Retaining wall and piling design experience.
  • Based in London and willing to travel occasionally throughout the UK and overseas.

What We Offer

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us! You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life.

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