Senior Civil Engineer in Reading

Ridge recently acquired Driven International Ltd - a multidisciplinary practice offering architecture, engineering, visualisation and design of sports, leisure, driving and motorsport destinations. We push the boundaries of creativity and use of technology, bringing a fresh-thinking approach to the design of unique and sustainable venues. Our team is comprised of passionate, experienced and qualified design directors, architects, engineers and technicians collaborating from our design studio in Hampshire in the United Kingdom.

We are proud to be recruiting to expand this team, you can find the details below for this rare opportunity!

About the opportunity

Due to recent growth, we are seeking new talent to join our team delivering UK and International motorsports, sports and leisure projects. The ideal candidate will have the ability to split their work across our track design, master planning and Civil Engineering team, giving a unique opportunity to develop your design or engineering career with a motorsports specialism. The primary focus of the role will range from undertaking conceptual layout design, to developing these to engineering packages under the guidance of Principals within the business. A strong focus of the role will be producing designs in 2D & 3D within industry standard software packages as well as developing accompanying details and specifications.

This role would ideally suit a candidate with experience or an interest in either master planning/urban design, civil engineering or motorsport engineering. A strong passion & knowledge of motorsport is essential.

What you’ll be doing

• Working as a project civil engineer on large scale sports and leisure schemes, predominately racing tracks or driving venues.
• The role will involve working closely with our inhouse Architect and CAD technicians, but will report directly to our Principal Civil Engineer.
• Producing the required project technical drawings, civil engineering designs (pavements, kerbs, drainage, earthworks, road layouts) and 3D civil engineering models into client deliverables.
• This may include detailed 2D plans, cross sections, 3D profiles, 3D models and engineering calculations/reports.
• Designing new innovative civil engineering solutions and standard details for race tracks, driving venues and sports/leisure developments.
• Developing new simulation techniques and methods to improve design efficiency.
• Working with the Principal Engineer to manage technical project deliverables to ensure Driven are meeting its scope of services and timelines agreed with the client.
• Attending site visits, design workshops and meetings with clients and Driven staff in the UK and potentially overseas.
• Contributing to the design and preparation of commercial proposals and marketing documents for new company ventures.

Your skills and experience

You may not meet all of the requirements below, but we would still love to hear from you, to understand how your experience could be applied successfully within the team:

• Is qualified (Higher Education) in a Civil Engineering discipline and ideally has some good industry experience.
• Has experience of working on technical design drawings on major infrastructure, planning or civil engineering projects within a medium-large scale design organization.
• Experience of producing client reports and technical drawings for external issue.
• Experience in 3D modelling of highways, earthworks, drainage and infrastructure would be advantageous.
• Ability to work independently on design drawings, but under supervision of a design manager on the overall scheme.
• Confident liaising with external consultants or clients on technical issues.
• Is highly competent in the use of Microstation or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Has ideally started progressing with the ICE towards IEng/CEng, but this isn’t essential.

Your approach and style

• Has the ability to communicate technical/engineering language clearly to non-technical teams and clients, both verbally and in written reports.
• Has an interest in technology and using it to improve working methods and outputs.
• Someone with a passion and enthusiasm for the motorsport industry and racing circuits.
• Practical, organised and a keen eye for detail.
• A high level of personal motivation and eager to learn new things and venture out of your comfort zone; happy to work at a fast pace to meet project deadlines.
• Somebody who applies excellence in all they do and is willing to go the extra mile for a client.
• Wants the opportunity to work on world class, high profile and unique projects.
• A flexible approach to working hours can sometimes be required to meet international project deadlines.
• Is willing to travel (UK and globally) on occasion and can adapt to different cultures or working environments.