Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer

We have an opening for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer within our clients lively Bedford office. Our client is a UK-leading independent and employee-owned multi-disciplinary built environment practice integrating residential and commercial architecture, engineering, planning and surveying for all development needs.

Their expertise lies among over almost 60 years in built environment. They provide independent expert advice and services across a range of industry disciplines, to ensure that their clients get the best possible value and outcomes.

What’s on offer

• Profit share scheme (Employee Ownership Trust)
• Flexible working
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cover
• Travel insurance cover
• Release days for education/CPD
• Bonus birthday day off

The role

• Working on various residential and non-residential projects around the UK, from small private developers to national house builders and master planning schemes.
• Undertake due diligence and feasibility reviews of potential sites
• Prepare submission packs for planning (Outline/Detail/Full)
• Complete technical design submissions (S38/S278/S104) through to approval
• Complete groundworks packages for tender/construction
• Produce private engineering designs for on plot civils works is desirable
• An understanding of the planning process and associated documents (e.g. Flood Risk Assessments)
• Liaise and communicate with Clients, third party consultants/council officers and attend meetings where required.
• Liaise and communicate with the wider engineering team
• Assist with management of a team and/or manage the team itself
• Be able to manage their own workload/deadlines and run their own projects
• Use CAD (Microstation desirable)
• Use drainage & 3D design software such as Flow and PDS respectively, to model drainage networks and produce road designs/ground models.

What you need to succeed

• Relevant degree level education
• Relevant degree level education desirable
• Proficient knowledge of UK Drainage/Flood Risk
• Experience of preparing engineering drawings supporting planning submissions desirable
• Experience with private plot work design is desirable
• Experience with earthwork designs desirable
• Evidence of communication skills, confident with client/third party interaction
• Experience of team management
• Proficient knowledge of Client & Local Authority standards / requirements
• Proficient with Microdrainage/Flow, Microstation/AutoCAD, Causeway PDS,
• Microsoft software (Word/Excel etc)
• Proven experience with the preparation of technical submissions (S38/S278/S104)