Civil Engineer
Central Birmingham
£30-40k
Our client undertakes the civil and structural design of buildings projects with construction values of between £5m-£100m. They work across a variety of sectors with repeat clients, and across the UK but have a core of project work in the West Midlands. They work with the majority of top-end architectural practices in Birmingham and have a consistent award-winning portfolio of projects.
Under the general supervision of the Civil Engineering Director, they are responsible for technical design from concept stages through to construction for Surface Water drainage, Foul Water drainage, Highways (Adopted and Non Adopted), Public Realm, 3D Surfaces from the development of levels strategies and cut and fill analysis
Responsibilities:
Development of Surface Water and Foul Water Drainage Strategies commensurate to the applicable project design stage
Construction of Hydraulic Models – Surface Water using Causeway Flow
Analysis of Foul Water Networks – Domestic Units Analysis
Drainage design in accordance with the most up to date standards including but not limited to: Design and Construction Guidance (DCG), BS EN 753, Building Regulations –Part H and Ciria Guidance for SUD’s and Modular Geocelluar Tanks
Preparation of Section 104, Section 106 and Section 185 agreements in accordance with the Water Industries Act
Preparation of design deliverables:
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Drawings in AutoCAD
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Hand drawn sketches- as appropriate to design stage
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3D Surfaces, cut and fill in PDS
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Working knowledge of Civils 3D
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Specification Documents
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Manhole Schedules
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3rd Party Agreement Information- Requirements of the Statutory Authority
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Reports- RIBA Stage Reports, Constraint Reports, FRA’s
Highway Design – Adopted and Non-Adopted
Hard Landscaping structural design in accordance with the requirements of British Standards and the Design Guide Prepared and recognised by the industry. Designs to suit the requirements of those proposed by the Landscape Architect / Architect if appropriate.
Vehicle Tracking
Preparation of Section 38, Section 50 and Section 278 agreements in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Local Authority.
Levels design for Highways and Hard Landscaping.
Client liaisons and meeting as appropriate
Working both within a design team and also individually
Ability to manage their own time and works to both budget and programme.
Timesheets and Various in-house quality control procedures.
Fee proposals under the guidance of the Civil Engineering Director.
Person specification:
MEng/MSc/BEng/BSc Hons Civil or Civil and Structural Engineering
Post graduate experience preferably in design consultancy for commercial/industrial projects.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience of team leading and/or client facing roles
Great team-working and personable approach to clients
Prepared to work as part of a team or as an individual
Full UK driving licence preferred