Principal Civil Design Engineer in Wakefield, United Kingdom
Principal Civil Design Engineer
Our client is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Principal Civil Design Engineer with an essential background in Utility Engineering and experience within the water industry, to join their integrated design team.
In this role, you will play the lead part in the development and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, supporting designs from initial feasibility, concept through to detailed design, construction and commissioning. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, practical design solutions that meet client and project requirements.
The role is based at our clients Office in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The position follows a hybrid working arrangement, with an expectation to be office-based at least four days per week.
Job Description
Key Duties
Managing and coordinating internal and external activities associated with civil and drainage design, in line with client specifications and design standards.
Prepare and develop design solutions at various stages of a project, supporting Design Engineering activities related to civil design, including value engineering steering.
Responsible for the delivery of design schemes and oversee the roles and responsibilities of the Design & Engineering Team.
Design duties will include management of design schemes at various stages, ensuring the design tasks have been completed; attendance at meetings and checking the work of other team members to ensure accuracy.
Feasibility studies and pricing input as part of the technical services
Co-ordination of a wide range of discipline inputs; monitoring and protecting our client relationships; planning and programming; commercial management and presenting projects for audit.
Maintaining on-going communication with relevant Team Leaders / Senior Managers and clients when required to ensure effective communications on matters relevant to the project.
Managing the resolution of technical issues on projects and providing technical guidance to other team members, such as junior engineers, technicians, and apprentices.
Promoting and developing the technical capability of other team members.
Essential Skills, you will:
Be a qualified engineer and ideally Chartered, with membership of a relevant professional institution such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Have demonstrable civil design expe...