Senior Maritime Engineer with dock/lock gate experience in Edinburgh

This is an opportunity for a Senior Engineer with approximately 10+ years of experience, looking to join an engineering consultancy in a globally recognised Maritime Engineering team based in Brighton or Exeter. The role requires knowledge and experience of the design and installation of dock and/or lock gates.

Are you looking to be part of a growing team with opportunities for career growth? Do you have a true passion to align business growth ambitions with the external world? This role will let you drive our business agenda with a key focus on international shipyards and defence facilities.

Following continued success within the defence and international shipyard sectors, Haskoning is expanding its current Exeter and Brighton team through the growth of the maritime business.

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee‐owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

We offer purpose‐driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 7,000 employees in more than twenty‐five countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society.

Our global Maritime team is over six hundred strong and is at the forefront of innovative international maritime planning, design, and development. We are multi‐disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports, shipyards, and maritime infrastructure worldwide.

We are one of the largest and most experienced teams of port planning, shipyard and dry dock professionals, and dock and lock gate designers globally. We are world leaders in the production of port and shipyard feasibility studies, master plans, and designs.

Examples of recent projects include the design of a lock for a new port in India with sliding caisson gates, the design of the newest, largest, and most technically advanced shipyard in the Middle East with three dry docks covering an area of over 1,000 hectares, and above‐and‐below‐water assessment of dock gates in the North East of England.

If you’re an engineer with dock/lock gate, floating pontoons, or other similar floating structure experience and you are looking to work on globally significant projects, this role will give you great exposure to local and global projects alike while working with the leading professionals in the shipyard sector.

Note: Some clients require staff to meet specific government security clearances before accessing certain documents and projects. We will pay for all necessary checks.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and analyses for maritime and associated structures, from initial concepts through to detailed designs, including the structural design of dock and lock gates.
• Collect and collate design data.
• Carry out inspections and surveys.
• Produce design calculations, check and review calculations produced by others.
• Produce outline models, drawings, and details for CAD (in Revit environment if you can but detailed drafting/modelling by modellers), check and review these prior to issue.
• Prepare draft Bills of Quantities, Contract Documents and Specifications.
• Prepare reports and presentations.
• Undertake engineering analyses and reporting.
• Provide engineering judgement and advice; contribute to preparation of study reports.
• Manage and direct more junior staff.
• Coach junior staff in technical matters.
• Act as Project Manager for small and medium‐sized projects.

Desirable Skills And Experience

• Analytical Ability – independently undertake design and analysis work with support from senior engineers for complex tasks.
• Communication Skills – clearly articulate orally and in writing the reasons behind your decisions. Confident presenting to team members, clients, and stakeholders.
• Client Orientation – understands the importance of the client's perception of the organization. Maintains a professional client‐facing approach.
• Conceptual Ability – capable of undertaking design from concept to ready for construction.
• Problem Solving – think laterally and develop solutions to problems with others and on your own.
• Relationship Building – builds a network within the immediate team, and the wider organization and can be a trusted advisor to our clients.
• Personable – approachable, relatable, and empathetic.
• Responsible – Autonomy and responsibility to work without supervision.
• Civil or Structural Engineering Degree (or equivalent).
• Chartered member of a relevant institution, e.g. CEng MICE or CEng MIStructE or working towards.
• Professional experience in heavy civil projects.
• Experience in the design of floating steel structures such as dock and lock gates and pontoons, or other similar structures is essential.
• Experience in reinforced concrete design desirable but not essential.
• Retaining wall and piling design experience desirable but not essential.
• Willing to travel occasionally throughout the UK and overseas.

Note: Even if you feel you do not meet all the role requirements described above, please still apply. We value applications from a range of backgrounds – highlight additional skills you could bring to the role.

What We can offer You

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That is how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you are connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies. We recently won the New Civil Engineer Award for the Best Place to Work (Large Consulting Firm), recognizing our commitment to a supportive and flexible work environment.

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and work life.