Technical Co-ordinator in Leeds

Our multi-disciplinary client is looking for a technical strong and creative and passionate Senior Civil Engineer who has experience in managing others to join their Leeds team. Working within a supportive and welcoming team, the role will require you to produce efficient, high-quality technical designs for both new build and refurbishment projects. You will need to be enthusiastic, hard-working and looking to take on responsibility. This role offers great benefits including a company car or cash allowance, generous pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and more!

The role:

• Manage external consultant designs for projects, and ensure information is collated and passed to the relevant departments.
• Oversee engineering works on site and answer technical questions where required.
• Ensure sites are adopted and handed over to the relevant authorities after the completion of works, including roads, sewers, services and management company land.
• Assist with training and mentoring other members of staff, particularly in relation to Civil Engineering site design.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, cost-effective design information for costing and construction.
• Liaise with clients and ensure designs reflect the clients requirements.
• Attend monthly project reviews and update the Lovell team on all aspects of site that are related to engineering.
• Provide technical support to internal and external teams which involve engineering input.
• Aiding all departments with regards to internal drawings.
• Ensure compliance and checking process of subcontractor design elements.
• Liaise with consultant engineers and architects where issues arise with information or unexpected site conditions are experienced; resolve issuing updated information to all parties for action.
• Identify potential design improvements within the business.
• Value engineer new sites using innovative design solutions or new engineering products.
• Anticipate problems and come up with cost effective solutions when they occur in order to.
• Weekly site visits to check on groundworker progress which will include photos.
• Potential pre-start investigation/survey work required depending on the information accumulated at the tender.

What you need to succeed:

• Working knowledge of local authority standards.
• Have strong capabilities in carrying out Civil Engineering designs, such as proposed site levels, site earthworks volumes / calculations and proposed drainage solutions.
• Have a reasonable understanding of Structural Engineering and liaise with consultants to ensure efficient designs are prepared and issued to relevant departments.
• Experience in liaising with Architects, Clients, Sub-contractors, Supply Chain and Product Manufacturers.
• Good understanding of latest engineering techniques with a continuous drive to learn and improve knowledge.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise either within a team environment or working on their own initiative always ensuring that an organised structure is applied and agreed dates are met.
• Good health and safety awareness with confidence to question dangerous procedures.
• Ability to use AutoCAD and LSS design software (or equivalent software).
• Disciplined in all Windows packages (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project).
• Ability to use Engineering instruments including GPS, TPS, Grade Lasers and Dumpy Levels.
• Experience working on construction sites with strong understanding of construction methods for everything up to DPC.
• Knowledge of onsite materials, machinery and equipment.
• Good understanding of sectional agreements and process including NAVs agreements.
• Ability to review and analyse drainage reports.
• Drawing of internal plans such as CTMPs, phasing plans, compound layouts, as-builts.
• Ability to check levels, survey, measure and quant up volumes.
• Understanding of adoption process and the procedure/time frames.
• Experience in the design, construction and adoption of pump stations.
• Liaising with solicitors on the legal side of easements and the transfer of land during adoption periods.
• Ability to snag works for commercial and pricing purposes.