Civil Design Engineer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Penguin Recruitment Ltd

Penguin Recruitment Ltd

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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CIVIL DESIGN ENGINEER

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and ambitious full time Civil Engineer to be based in our clients' Glasgow office.

The appointment is for someone with broad experience in all types of infrastructure projects including, residential, commercial, renewables, educational, and leisure.

The role is predominantly infrastructure based, so experience with drainage and highwaysdesign is essential with a good knowledge of relevant sectional agreements.

Our client has a diverse range of clients and projects, so where project demands require, you may work on other disciplines including civil and structural projects.

You will have good technical ability in connection with the projects you are involved in,with reporting skills being beneficial. The ability to prepare Flood Risk Assessments will also be an advantage.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Working under the supervision of a Principal Engineer in the production of schematic/concept designs and calculations within defined project timescales
Liaising with other construction professionals in the development of designs
Undertaking drainage and highway designs using WINDES MicroDrainage, and Civils 3D (or other similar design packages).
Production of AutoCAD and Civils 3D drawing information.
Liaising with wider design team to ensure designs are fully coordinated.
Carry out Section 104, 106, 38 and 278 Agreements and the works associated with them

In addition to work on traditional civil engineering design projects, there is also a requirement to undertake Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies, or other similar reports, letters and general correspondence associated with this work.

This islikely also to include liaison with Statutory Bodies such as Local Water Authorities, Environment Agency or Local Authority.

Key Skills:

Experience in highways and drainage works in the UK
Knowledgeable with highways layouts (vertical and horizontal)
Competent in using AutoCAD, Civils 3D, and MicroDrainage
Knowledge of Flood Risk Assessments
Able to communicate with suppliers, contractors, the public, clients and colleagues
Able to present technical work in meetings and presentations
Able to check and assign the work of technician

Knowledge:

Must hold a degree in Civil Engineering (ideally 2:1) or equivalent experience.
Holds or is working towards a professional qualification i.e. MICE/ AMICE or equivalent
Must be IT literate with experience of infrastructure design software packages.
Must be technically competent Skills and Abilities:
Determination to find solutions to problems
Ability to communicate in a clear and concise way with colleagues and clients Ability to develop client relationships
Must hold a valid driving licence

What you get in return:

A very competitive salary with the usual benefits associated with a company of this stature

What To Do Next
If you are interested in this role, please click on the link to apply.

If you are interested in finding out about other roles that are available in Civil or Structural Engineering, then please do not hesitate to contact Martin Boland now on or call.

We have many more vacancies available on our website. This is a permanentrole. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.