Assistant Engineer Civils

York, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol or Reading

£28,000 - £33,000

About the Role

A unique and challenging opportunity for a developing Civil Engineer to join our clients York, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol or Reading based teams in a thriving, project driven consultancy environment.

You will work closely with Senior Engineers, Graduates and Technicians in the efficient and effective delivery of projects ensuring the needs of the Client and the business are met. Applying company procedures and systems to promote high levels of health, safety and wellbeing of staff and other stakeholders whilst personally contributing to these initiatives, supporting the team in work winning and engineering delivery, whilst expanding your skill set in support of company ventures as they develop.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Lead elements of design projects as directed, ensuring Client commitments are met.

Undertake the duties of designer as highlighted in CDM legislation.

Act as designer and checker on projects as directed.

Deliver tasks to the required quality, time and budget.

Work with other team members and other teams to ensure compliance with both client and business requirements.

Plan, prioritise and assign tasks effectively.

Financial

Act as Lead Engineer on projects, working with the Project Manager, reporting financial progress and taking necessary corrective action.

Contribute to the team’s achievement of Annual Plan by meeting or exceeding project targets.

People

Day to day planning of work and motivating the team.

Prioritise your team’s tasks effectively.

Manage relationships with various internal and external stakeholders.

Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety and wellbeing of your team and other stakeholders.

About You

Relevant degree, class 2:2 or above.

Membership of a relevant professional institution.

Working towards professionally qualified Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status.

Knowledge of safety standards and CDM regulations.

Experience of civil engineering design principles and standards.

Knowledge of construction principles and standards.

Knowledge of working with contractors in a design and build environment.

Knowledge of the rail sector, Network Rail procedures and standards.

Awareness of contract conditions, processes and procedures.

Knowledge of programming, delivery, budgets and timescales.

Knowledge of the process of designing and checking civil engineering deliverables.

Experience in the use of Eurocodes.

Experience in the use of computer analysis programs.

Good command of written and spoken English.