Onshore Civil Engineering Consultant

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The Contractor will provide civil engineering consultancy services for the civil onshore works from the Onshore Substation to HDD landfall works. This includes FEED and detailed design review, constructability/value inputs, planning and landowner technical support, ITT preparation and clarifications, and coordination of civil interfaces across the package.

The Contractor shall deliver the following outputs:

• Review civil FEED deliverables (BoD/design basis, typical trench details, crossings schedules/drawings, drainage/SuDS approach, reinstatement standards, compound/access layouts) and issue consolidated comments and recommendations to designers.
• Review geotechnical and SI outputs relevant to ONSS civils; validate assumptions for platform build-up, cut/fill, peat/soft ground treatment, settlement risk, groundwater, and drainage capacity.
• Support development of constructability notes and construction sequencing assumptions for inclusion in ITT (temporary works, traffic management, watercourse/crossing methods, winter working constraints, spoil/peat handling, haul roads, compounds and welfare).
• Support definition of battery limits and interfaces for cable route civils (HDD interfaces, nearshore/onshore transition, route compounds, third-party crossings, and substation cable entry interface).
• Maintain and update the Design Risk Register, coordinating closure of design-risk items with designers and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure CDM 2015 considerations are communicated so they can be embedded (safe-by-design, residual risk communication, temporary works/maintenance considerations).
• Provide targeted contributions to Employer's Requirements / technical schedules for civil works (scope clarity, acceptance criteria, testing/ITPs, deliverables, hold points).
• Participate in bidder clarification responses and technical evaluation workshops (capacity-aware), supporting technical close-out ahead of contract award.
• Identify and communicate key civils risks and recommended tender clarifications to protect bankability and delivery (ground risk, drainage/SuDS, access, temporary works, utilities/diversions, third-party crossings and permits, reinstatement, environmental constraints).
• Work with Consents to ensure civils design and construction assumptions align with planning conditions and discharge strategy (CEMP/CTMP, drainage/SEPA expectations, roads authority interfaces, PWS/peat/water commitments as applicable).
• Provide technical input to condition responses where civils design basis or construction methods must be evidenced.
• Support Commercial and Land teams by translating design/constructability needs into land requirements (temporary land, access routes, compounds, laydown, drainage outfalls, reinstatement requirements) and provide technical inputs for voluntary agreements where civil works impose constraints or require additional rights (access, drainage easements, temporary occupation, reinstatement standards).
• The Contractor will attend project meetings/workshops where necessary for delivery of the above outputs by mutual agreement on timing and format.

Capability and experience:

• Suitable qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering with substantial demonstrable experience in transmission infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrable experience delivering civil work scopes (export cables / utilities / highways / pipelines), including trenching, reinstatement, drainage continuity, and working width constraints.
• Solid grasp of ground risk and how it translates into civils requirements: SI interpretation, shoring/dewatering approaches, peat/soft ground treatment, settlement risk, groundwater constraints, and spoil handling assumptions.
• Working knowledge of HDD civils interfaces (entry/exit compounds, drill pad civils, access, temporary drainage, reinstatement, and constraint management).
• Proven track record in civil design review, constructability assessment, and field delivery/assurance on multidisciplinary projects.
• Understanding of roads authority interfaces and approvals relevant to cable route civils (traffic management assumptions, reinstatement standards, and statutory permitting processes as applicable).
• Working knowledge of UK H&S regulation and CDM 2015 (pre-construction duties and design-risk management).
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces (civil, electrical, environmental, land/consents) and integrate them into tender/delivery documentation.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills.
• Competent with Microsoft 365/SharePoint and document control systems.