Job title: Principal/ Associate Civil Engineer
Location: Edinburgh

Owing to a healthy forward workload, our client is currently looking to appoint an experienced Principal or Associate Engineer in their Edinburgh office. The successful candidate will be a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with considerable relevant experience post professional qualification.

The successful candidate will have a fantastic opportunity to work in one of the UK’s leading private Engineering Consultancies working on major infrastructure and highway schemes throughout the UK.

All Principal Engineers work under direct supervision of our client's highly experienced managers and directors and alongside their team of dedicated engineers and technicians.

As a candidate you can expect to be active on a number of projects and work with a number of different clients at any given time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop Conceptual and detailed designs for major road projects
• Working within a multidisciplinary team environment to undertake the design and management of local road and highway infrastructure.
• Taking appropriate responsibility for the management of small teams, quality of design output and for management of deliverables to a specified programme and budget.
• Mentor individuals within the team
• Provide technical governance on projects to ensure a technically excellent delivery in accordance with client’s brief
• Manage and liaise with other members of multi-disciplinary design teams to achieve a coordinated design
• Prepare and review project budgets on a monthly basis as required by the workload
• Working closely with key Clients to develop relationships and promote major projects
• Liaise with Statutory bodies such as local authorities, Transport Scotland and D&B Contractors
• Attendance at design meetings and site progress meetings
• Working with senior staff to promote and market the business

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a professional qualification and membership of appropriate professional bodies at Chartered status i.e Institution of Civil Engineers or the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation, or
• Hold a professional qualification and membership of appropriate professional bodies at Incorporated status i.e Institution of Civil Engineers or the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation with significant relevant experience

EXPERIENCE:

• Technically competent in the field of highways and infrastructure design
• Sound knowledge of DMRB design standards and specifications.
• Ability to use and guide others on design and assessment software packages (Bentley MX/Openroads/Civils3D, WinDes, KeySign/Post, PDS signs/lines etc)
• Experience in providing consultancy services to national and local government on road scheme projects.
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in technical written English
• Flexible and enthusiastic approach to working within a team structure
• Confidence and ability to take responsibility for work on large projects

The role offers excellent career progression opportunities within a friendly and professional team that is proud of the quality of the service it delivers to its clients. Our client has a clear vision for innovation and pragmatic solutions. The benefits include a competitive salary, according to skills and experience, together with a flexible benefits package.


Our industry knowledge ensures a unique, valued and specialist service. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community and offer every assurance that your application will be handled with the highest levels of professionalism.

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