- Undertake Design following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
- Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
- Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
- Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
- Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.
Key Requirements (necessary):
- Engineer with sound problem-solving skills, and a pragmatic, practical mind.
- Able to work independently to deliver work, as well as part of a team.
- Take accountability and responsibility for work carried out by the individual or the team.
- Work well with and form relationships with others, including the client team, other disciplines, and contractors at all levels (junior - senior) inside and outside the business.
- Be self-motivated to produce high-quality deliverables.
- Flexible attitude to the type of work undertaken, level of responsibility given, and work location.
- Have experience coordinating with other disciplines in multi-discipline projects.
- Produce designs following CDM regulations.
- Working towards becoming Professionally Qualified (CEng, MICE, or equivalent qualification).
- Strong communication skills, independent working, presenting, and influencing skills.
Key Requirements (desirable):
- 13 - 20 Experience in external works design, including utilities, paved and unpaved surfaces, earthworks, access and accessibility, construction logistics, and familiarity with current UK design standards and working practices.
- Experience in the use of Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and other modelling software.
- Proficiency in designing within appropriate digital analysis packages, following local and national guidance. eg MicroDrainage, InfoWater, or InfoWorks for drainage.
- Robust understanding of contracts (principally NEC forms) and their administration.
- Digital skills desired but not essential - appetite to learn is key.
- Robust experience in change management and QA processes.
- Software Competencies
- MS Office (including MS Excel - Visual Basic Script desirable) - proficiency.
- Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Civil 3d) - introductory-level skills.
- NavisWorks - introductory-level skills.
- GIS (desirable).
- Information Management platforms (ProjectWise, BIM360, etc.).
