Civil Design Engineer

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Civil Design Engineer / Senior Design Engineer on behalf of a sizeable civil engineering main contractor.

This reputable civil engineering / water / heavy infrastructure contractor are growing and in need of a Design Engineer or Senior to supplement their growing in-house design team and mentor some of the Graduates & Trainees.

The work is covering the Yorkshire Water framework and involves a wide variety of heavy civil engineering packages up to £20m in value. This contractor has a turnover of £500m+ and is established internationally, they\’re a well known specialist with large / heavy civil engineering & water. The successful Engineer will be responsible for in-house design & coordinating external consultancies. Current framework AMP8 secured until 2030 with this contractor continuing to be one of the busiest capital delivery partners with Yorkshire Water.

Projects include: water treatment works upgrades, large storm tank installs, pipeline upgrades, shaft sinking etc. (projects from £500k to £20m+).

This role is based out of an office in Leeds with regular site visits and offers a degree of hybrid working / flexibility. A relaxed culture who trust their people to get the work done without micro-management.

Responsibilities

• Detailed design work on water projects: waste water and clean water.
• Allocating and managing CAD output from technicians.
• Represent company in meetings, client & stakeholder interactions.
• Undertake site visits to gather information & data.
• Working with Project Managers to ensure smooth delivery on site.
• Documentation & drawing reviews.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Must have experience as Design Engineer for a civil engineering contractor on heavy civil engineering projects.
• Must have experience designing concrete structures & familiar with Eurocode 2.
• Ideally have with waste water design including: attenuation / drainage design and balancing.
• Ideally have experience with Geotechnical or Temporary Works design.
• Must have fluent IT & English writing skills.
• Experience with AutoCAD beneficial.

Remuneration

On offer is a salary of up to £60,000 (dependant upon experience) plus package.

(Car / allowance, pension, fuel scheme, holidays, healthcare etc.).

For more info please contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment