Senior Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer – Contract Engineering Lead (CEL)

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Civil Engineer to lead civil detailing activities for complex infrastructure projects, focusing on civil structures and reinforcement detailing. The role requires acting as the technical authority for a detailing contract package, managing the full lifecycle of technical deliverables, and ensuring alignment with project requirements, standards, and replication strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership
  • Act as the lead technical authority for civil detailing contracts
  • Oversee and coordinate all L3 detailer submissions, ensuring robust technical surveillance
  • Ensure all deliverables meet project standards and replication principles
  • Serve as the primary technical interface between delivery partners and project management
• Pre‑Contract Activities
  • Support tendering processes and perform technical assessments of supplier offers
  • Define contract requirements, including technical specifications and surveillance programmes
  • Engage early with suppliers and stakeholders to align on technical expectations
• Post‑Contract Delivery
  • Lead the design process across gateway review phases
  • Manage information transfer, collaborative design development, and technical support during modelling stages
  • Chair and lead key technical review meetings and workshops
  • Ensure consistency and technical compliance across all deliverables
• Leadership of Technical Teams
  • Coordinate and guide technical leads responsible for reviewing key deliverables, including:
    • Information transfer models
    • Master reference listings
    • Detailing briefing packs
    • Construction issue deliverables
  • Support capability development and ensure alignment across multidisciplinary teams
• Interface & Configuration Management
  • Act as the key interface between project management and detailing teams
  • Escalate risks, deviations, and non‑conformances where necessary
  • Support configuration management processes to ensure traceability and control of changes
• Governance & Reporting
  • Lead technical workshops, coordination meetings, and risk reviews
  • Manage design risks in line with CDM regulations
  • Produce regular technical reports and maintain oversight of design risk registers

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven leadership and coordination experience across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong understanding of engineering design and detailing processes
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to manage complex interfaces and resolve technical challenges
• Familiarity with structured design governance, configuration management, and quality assurance processes

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