Senior Civil Engineer Job Cardiff area,Wales UK,Engineering

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Civil Engineer to join our Consulting Highways & Transportation Team. With office space in Cardiff we invite applications from across Wales.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week, but we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK and now Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

The Cardiff Highways team has a healthy pipeline of high-profile and diverse project work on the South East Wales Technical and Professional Services Framework (SEWTAPS), South West and Mid Wales Regional Civil Engineering Services Framework (SWMWRCES), South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) and North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency, all with exciting roles from Project Manager through to Design Manager all with exposure to local Clients within Wales.

We strongly encourage the development towards a professional qualification with a recognised Institution and pride ourselves on mentoring our staff. To show our commitment to development of our staff we offer a comprehensive Chartership bonus.

What you will be doing

Our Senior Engineers play an important part within the Highways and Designated Funds Design team and alongside our client, National Highways. As a Senior Engineer you will provide effective support and assistance to your Design Team Leader on a variety of highways drainage schemes whilst taking the lead on projects and mentoring junior designers.

Responsibilities include:

Lead on the delivery of scheme design, as well as providing support to the Design Team Leader on various design duties including:
Surveys/Inspections
Feasibility and other technical reports
Planning, programming and cost estimation
Design production
Production of design schedules
Reviewing and amending design drawings
Production of Specifications
Supporting development of Graduate Engineers and Technicians
Work to programme to deliver specified designs on time
Drive effective health and safety practices within your team
Liaise with the Client and our Community partners to ensure solutions that are suitable for buildability and maintainability
Prepare technical reports (e.g. Feasibility/Options Reports, Assessment Reports and other technical reports)

We want to hear from you if you have:

Developed experience and expertise within Highways/Civil engineering field, probably gained in an Engineerroleor equivalent
Comprehensive knowledge of design processes and procedures relevant to the civil engineering discipline
An ability to produceor oversee the production of technically sound Highways engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
Experience in undertaking project related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
Successful completion of the initial professional development leading to either Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence and to the level defined by their education
A demonstrable commitment to their plan of actions and key dates leading to successful completion of either the professional review or end point assessment, resulting in the award of Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence
Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject or demonstrable equivalent further learning

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
Competitive salary and compensation
Generous pension scheme, with…