Senior Or Principal Civil Engineer - Rivers & Coastal

We are looking for a Senior or Principal Civil Engineer to join our Rivers and Coastal Management team in Cambridge or Reading , supporting a portfolio of interesting projects across an increasingly busy and critical sector.

This position offers the opportunity to be involved in the design and management of a diverse range of river and coastal projects including lowland drainage, flood risk management schemes, river engineering, and supporting strategic developments for a variety of public and private sector clients. You'll be involved in some of the some of the largest and most important flood risk management projects in the region, protecting people, properties and infrastructure from flooding, and improving habitats for nature.

We're looking for someone experienced in the design, coordination and delivery of projects, with excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, contractors, and regulatory authorities. You'll be working across all project stages from concept to completion, including construction stage support, using your experience to make sound engineering decisions.

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As a key member of our Rivers and Coastal Management team , your role will involve the following:

• Preparing designs, specifications and reports for flood risk management schemes, river and coastal engineering.
• Preparing and communicating design information for all stages of the project development cycle from concept to construction.
• Delegating to other team members and ensuring high quality design information through QA checks.
• Liaison with the Environment Agency, Marine Management Organisation and other stakeholders to obtain necessary consents.
• Liaison with clients, contractors and multi-disciplinary Stantec teams through all stages of projects.
• Supporting projects through the construction stage, including technical queries and inspections to monitor quality.
• Supporting the growth of the team, mentoring and developing our early career people.

• Chartered professional status, or close to application.
• Experience of working with other disciplines with regards to the design and specification of works.
• Experience of working with Contractors with regards to supervision of and monitoring of construction works.
• Ability to represent Stantec in a client-facing role.
• Ability to work independently, producing high quality technical work.
• Experience of AutoCAD an advantage.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment…