Lead Senior Civil Engineer Job Sheffield area,England UK,Engineering

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Amey Consulting – Lead Senior Civil Engineer

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Lead
Senior Civil Engineer to join our Consulting Highways Team in
Sheffield.

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.

Amey delivers high-quality, innovative, and sustainable engineering solutions across the UK. And provide a diverse range of opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are working on long-term, high-value projects or smaller, community-focused initiatives. With the frameworks Amey is part of, you will have the opportunity to influence infrastructure projects that shape the region’s future.

National Highways, formerly Highways England, have named Amey Consulting as a Design partner to support the delivery of the largest and most comprehensive renewals programme that National Highways have ever launched. The £3.6bn Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF) enables National Highways to procure Design and Construction services across the Strategic Road Network for the next 6 years.

What you will be doing:

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

Responsibilities include:

To lead a team to product technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
The preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks and taking responsibility for their actions
Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
Significantly contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function
Drive effective health and safety practices within the team

We want to hear from you if you have:

Developed experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, probably gained in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent
Able to produce technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements, working unsupervised and supervising more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks
Experienced in undertaking project related tasks associated with the management of health, safety and welfare, e.g. Amey’s Integrated Management System and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
Knowledge, understanding and experience of design and specification process with ability to advise others (Design Team Leader for appropriate projects). Can check designs to a high standard
Highly experienced with relevant software and similar analytical tools. Good ability to check work produced by others
Has a very good understanding of CDM and risk assessment. Substantially experienced in the management and communication of hazards and risks on projects and ensures appropriate risk mitigation and…