Purpose
 
My client has an immediate vacancy for a senior civil engineer to work within their experienced Leicester civil engineering design team.
They are a well established engineering consultancy business with a healthy pipeline of work.The firm is an SME with over 60 employees working for both public and private clients in a range of sectors including housing, education, health, retail, commercial, industrial, heritage, care and leisure.
Responsibilities
 
The Senior Civil Engineer Leicester role will involve the design and drafting of SuDS schemes, private externals works, Section 38 and Section 104 works for adoption.
The role will also include the design and drafting of civil engineering works for a variety of sectors.
Designs range from multi-storey structures to small housing schemes and range in construction value from £250,000 to £30M.
Many projects are undertaken to BIM level 2.
The team works for clients throughout the East Midlands and United Kingdom.
They design SuDS drainage schemes and highway works using Microdrainage and PDS industry standard software with final drawings produced in AutoCAD.
The role will also involve the planning and organisation of tasks, people and resources to deliver projects on time and in accordance with the current design guidelines.
Experience
 
The role would suit a senior civil engineer with a good level of experience.
The successful candidate will be given on the job training to develop their skills and they will work closely with the other members of the civil engineering team.
Client care is of paramount importance as a company and the successful candidate will be an able communicator, both in written English and verbally, in person and on the telephone.
Knowledge of the construction industry and basic health and safety is essential.
A logical analytical approach to problem solving should be demonstrated.
Specific experience in the use of AutoCAD for technical drawing will need to be demonstrated at interview.
Experience in the use of Microdrainage and PDS is required.
Civils 3D would be advantageous.
Education
 
A strong background of English, Mathematics and a logical analytical approach to problem solving should be demonstrated.
The successful candidate will be qualified as noted above, computer literate, being fully competent in the use of Word and Excel.
Specific experience in the use of AutoCAD for technical drawing will need to be demonstrated at interview.