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Senior Engineer – Structures
April 6, 2018 | Comments Off on Senior Engineer – Structures
Reporting to: Team Manager
Job Purpose:
To manage and be responsible for the delivery of technical outputs of projects or service areas to the meet the client's brief.
Tasks/Responsibilities as follows:
- Undertaking services within an engineering environment which may include (but are not limited to); scheme investigation, site and structure inspections, data collection and analysis, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, preparation of tender documents, works/construction inspection and supervision to progress scheme design, development and construction.
- Managing the delivery of technical outputs of project teams.
- Acting as Lead Designer on work undertaken by the team.
- Contributing to technical excellence and innovation across the team.
- Ensuring personal utilisation targets are met.
- Contributing to Value Management / Engineering to support Principal Engineers and Project Managers in ensuring that schemes are delivered with innovation.
- Communicate, deliver and implement improvements to SHEQ within all aspects of projects.
- Carrying out the checking and certifying of design deliverables (including drawings specifications, professional skill and care certificates, reports and contract documents), and authorising where appropriate.
- Providing technical input to brief responses and proposals for new work.
- Ensuring that delivery is achieved in accordance with the company's management systems including Health and Safety, project and risk management.
- Developing the talent within the team by coaching and mentoring Engineers,
- Technicians and Graduates and supporting their technical career development aspirations.
- Supporting managers with provision of information on the technical performance of staff for performance appraisal purposes.
- Actively promoting Health and Safety in the workplace, setting a good example to other employees and ensuring awareness of and compliance with general Health and Safety responsibilities as set out in the Health and Safety Management System.
- Perform other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required.
Typical Skills/Experience as follows:
Qualifications:- A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- To be a chartered / incorporated member of a relevant professional institution (MICE/MIStructE or equivalent) or possess equivalent experience.
- Demonstrable broad in-depth experience in inspection, assessment, design and construction of highway structures to UK standards.
- Experience of using relevant software.
- Experience of working on design and build contracts (desirable).
- Knowledge and experience of the main management systems & processes used within a similar business.
- Able to carry out technical compliance checks for project team outputs.
- Must be computer literate. Ability to work without supervision essential, you will have the drive and determination to meet targets.
- Fluent written and spoken English
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