Principal Drainage Engineer
Full time
Bristol
5 - 10 Years of Experience
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Our client has identified the need for the recruitment of a Principal Engineer who specialises in drainage and utilities design, to support the expanding workload in their London office and they encourage you to bring your skills and expertise in pushing your knowledge beyond your current boundaries!
As a Principal Engineer you will be responsible for drainage and civil engineering on various schemes and will support a range of developments covering greenfield, urban regeneration and refurbishment schemes for the residential, commercial, industrial, defences and education sectors where you will be focused on the planning, design and management of below ground drainage, public sewers, SuDS, and related civil engineering that could include highways, utilities, earthworks, and external works.
The PM role will include line management and mentoring of staff, and project fee, scope and programme management, and business development. For successful candidates there is significant opportunity for advancement.
Key Skills
The key skills required for this position include:
Ability to produce drainage strategy and related reports
Ability to produce flood risk assessment and related reports
Ability to produce below ground and/or below slab drainage drawing and models
Ability to secure S104, S106, S185, build over agreements and etc
Experience working in the land promotion, planning, detailed design, construction, maintenance stages of a project
Experience with design software such as Civil 3D, InfoDrainage, MicroDrainage, Autotrack etc
Experience with design codes such as Building Regulations, British Standards, SuDS Manual, DMRB, MCHW and etc
Ability to work independently or part of a team as required to deliver a project
Ability to undertake client management and liaison
Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, contractors, local authorities, and suppliers
Experienced in procuring and managing survey contractors and overseeing activities on site.
Experienced in project management with an emphasis on resourcing, fee, scope and programme as required to deliver a project
Ability to undertake line management and staff mentoring
Qualifications
Candidates should be degree qualified in a relevant field and either Chartered or close to achieving Chartership status with the ICE or CIWEM.
Relevant Experience
Successful candidates are unlikely to have less than 7 years post graduate experience working within a design consultancy and / or contracting environment.
Experience on working on both single and multi-discipline projects would be preferable as would experience of project management.
Joining the team will give you:
Competitive salary and benefits package with annual salary reviews.
Interest fee season ticket loans and other benefits within the flexible package.
26 days holiday per year, rising to 31 days with loyalty days, plus bank holidays.
Hybrid working arrangements.
Fantastic training and development culture.
Access to mentoring support from industry experts.
Opportunity to play a key role in exciting and varied projects.
ICE Training Agreement or CIWEM mentoring.
Opportunity to be client facing and the chance to get involved with business development and marketing activities.
Fast-tracked career progression for the right candidates.
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