Penwortham, Lancashire Elvet Recruitment

Civil / Infrastructure Design Engineer

We are looking to recruit an experienced Civil / Infrastructure engineer with a minimum of 5 years civil engineering design experience in the UK water industry. The candidate should be technically proficient, able to work with own initiative, possess a high level of independence and have excellent communication skills. They will undertake a design role on projects, managing and producing design output and providing written reports to clients and senior management.

Core Duties and Responsibilities;

• Undertake detailed design work on below ground wastewater and clean water infrastructure projects for water company clients.
• Agree design philosophy / design fundamentals
• Allocating and managing CAD output from technicians
• To be aware of work requirements and take personal responsibility in delivering this to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Assisting the Project Managers to ensure the delivery of projects on time and to budget.
• Represent the company at meetings with clients, contractors and fellow professionals
• Undertaking site visits to gather information and data.
• Liaison with Statutory service providers
• Documentation and drawing reviews
• Liaison with clients, design teams and contractors

Key Skills Knowledge and Experience will include;

• Knowledge and experience of wastewater and clean water infrastructure design including attenuation design and flow balancing.
• Good appreciation of design delivery, health, safety and environmental processes.
• Ability to undertake multiple projects simultaneously
• Good numerical, analytical and IT skills.
• The ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner with other team members and to produce reports in clear English.
• Experience with AutoCAD beneficial

Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent (HNC/HND Diploma)
• Full UK driving licence

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Project a professional image to clients and colleagues
• Able to work collaboratively with others to form strong positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and contractors.
• Effective negotiation and persuading skills, able to manage and diffuse challenging situations
• Ability to work on own initiative and seek assistance when required
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload to ensure that timescales are met
• Good problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solutions

Salary on offer;

• Design Engineer: Up to 45,000 plus package
• Senior Design Engineer: Up to 60,000 plus package