Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want the opportunity to work on a broad range of fluvial and coastal flood risk management projects, utilising your technical skills and experience to help support our clients with the development of their projects? This role will provide you with this opportunity whilst working within a market leading climate resilience team.
Job Role
We require an enthusiastic, optimistic, conscientious and talented senior engineer with excellent communication skills and technical ability. The candidate will need to be an efficient worker, enjoy the opportunities of a growth-orientated environment and must be able to work in a team and independently. The role will require close working with members of the various climate resilience teams across the UK and in Europe, as well as with staff across other Business Lines. The candidate will be responsible for the delivery of coastal and flood defence projects ranging from feasibility to appraisal studies, outline design, detailed design and support during construction. It is likely that the candidate will be working and supporting on several projects simultaneously.
Key Responsibilities
- Demonstrate Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Integrity throughout all actions, promoting sustainable approaches in line with the company’s policies (e.g., social/environmental enhancements, carbon reduction).
- Develop successful river engineering and/or coastal projects.
- Show a good understanding of hydraulics, geotechnics, structures and materials.
- Implement projects using digital engineering/3D design and applying BIM.
- Plan own time, be organised and meet deadlines.
- Work on own initiative and also as part of a team.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Prepare technical project reports, including feasibility studies, option appraisal reports and business cases.
- Prepare detailed designs and Works Information packages for river and/or coastal structures.
- Check the work of others.
- Lead design teams.
- Have site experience as Contractor or Designer.
- Be familiar with design and construction contracts and construction processes.
- Manage and direct more junior staff and coach them in technical matters.
- Work effectively and be persuasive in a multi‑functional project team.
- Participate in developing a network for business development and provide technical inputs in bids as required.
Selected Projects
- Southsea coastal scheme – lead designer of a 4.5 km long, £160 million Southsea coastal defence scheme in Portsmouth, the UK’s largest local authority led coastal defence scheme.
- Holme Sluice fish pass – detailed design and construction support for the largest fish pass in the country, delivered in collaboration with the Environment Agency.
- Bacton to Walcott sand scaping scheme – detailed design of coast protection measures for Bacton Gas Terminal, providing benefits to the downdrift village communities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s (essential) and Master’s degree (desirable) in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
- Chartered or nearing Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng).
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience of technical delivery of fluvial and/or coastal flood defence schemes (or equivalent).
Benefits
Flexible working models, including part‑time options, to support a work/life balance.
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