Civil Engineer

Reporting to:
Principal Electrical Engineer

Type:
Full-time, Employed

We are seeking a Project Engineer – Civil to provide owner-side civil engineering support across Elements Green’s UK BESS and renewable energy portfolio. The role will assess buildability, review civil design and support construction quality from acquisition and pre-construction through handover.

The successful candidate will work closely with Project Managers, project Technical Leads, designers and EPC contractors to identify ground, drainage, access and structural risks early and ensure construction reflects approved requirements.

The role reports to the Engineering Director under the proposed line-management structure, who will oversee civil technical assurance, with this position providing specialist inputs. Day-to-day project priorities are agreed with the Project Manager and Technical Lead.

Regular UK site attendance is required, with travel planned around project needs. The role will work across concurrent projects and support a consistent approach to risk, quality and reporting throughout the portfolio.

• Review topographic, geotechnical, drainage and flood-risk information to identify constraints, survey gaps and potential cost or programme exposure.
• Assess site layouts, earthworks, cut and fill, access routes, abnormal-load access, crane positions and construction logistics.
• Provide proportionate buildability and value-engineering input during acquisitions and pre-construction, clearly identifying assumptions and further investigations.
• Identify risks associated with long cable routes, third-party crossings, buried services and off-site access works. Prioritise further surveys and quantify the likely effects of uncertainty for the acquisition team.

• Review foundations, equipment plinths, roads, drainage, cable trenches, ducting, retaining structures and compound designs against project requirements.
• Coordinate civil interfaces with electrical equipment, earthing, cable routes and OEM tolerances, ensuring responsibilities and design information are clear.
• Track design comments and approvals with competent designers, checking that planning conditions and environmental requirements are incorporated.
• Review load assumptions, equipment foundation tolerances, flood levels and drainage outfalls with specialist designers. Check that design changes remain within the consented site envelope and agreed land rights.

• Attend site to review civil progress, workmanship and compliance with approved drawings, specifications and inspection and test plans.
• Review evidence for ground preparation, compaction, concrete, reinforcement, drainage testing and setting out, including agreed hold and witness points.
• Record non-conformances, inspect remedial works and maintain a clear audit trail. Escalate departures before they become concealed or affect subsequent activities.
• Maintain traceable inspection records before works are covered, including survey levels, compaction results, reinforcement checks and concrete test evidence. Use risk-based sampling to target the most consequential defects.

• Support the Project Manager in reviewing construction sequencing, quantities, progress and contractor recovery proposals.
• Assess the technical basis of civil changes and unforeseen-condition claims with the Senior Project Manager, identifying effects on scope, cost and programme.
• Coordinate responses to technical queries and manage design interfaces with utilities, neighbouring land and access stakeholders.
• Review civil scope schedules and quantities during tendering and support technical bid…