Civil and Structural Design Engineer

1 day ago


Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom Opals Group Full time
Job Title: Civil and Structural Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Civil and Structural Engineer to join our team at Opals Group. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, planning, and overseeing the construction of various infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Structural Design: Design and analyze structures such as bridges, buildings, foundations, and other infrastructure projects using engineering principles and software tools.
  • Design Project Coordination: Develop project design plans, including schedules and resource allocation where required, ensuring projects are completed on time and on budget. Manage sub-consultants where required and lead/attend multi-disciplined engineering meetings to ensure coordination throughout design stages.
  • Technical Calculations: Perform structural calculations, simulations, and analysis to assess the integrity and performance of structural members, considering a wide range of permanent or variable load cases based on utility specifications and standards relevant to specific clients.
  • Regulatory & Technical Compliance: Ensure designs comply with relevant building codes, regulations, and industry standards, obtaining necessary permits and approvals from regulatory authorities where required. Liaison with project architects and planning consultants where required. Liaison with project stakeholders where technical approvals are required.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with Electrical Engineering teams, construction teams, and stakeholders to coordinate project requirements, address design challenges, and resolve technical issues.
  • Site Inspections: Conduct site visits to inspect construction progress, assess structural integrity, and provide technical guidance to construction teams, ensuring compliance with design specifications.
  • Documentation: Prepare technical reports, drawings, and documentation to communicate design concepts, specifications, and recommendations to clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies. Utilize document controllers within the teams and ensure BIM innovation is utilized where practicable.
  • Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in civil engineering and structural design, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and methodologies.
  • Safety: Develop, contribute, and where required, manage designer risk assessments and project hazard elimination management lists to ensure design risks are minimized but also captured in the construction stages.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field. Master's degree preferred.
  • Proven experience in structural design, analysis, and design project management for major construction projects.
  • Experience would be beneficial within electricity substation environments or major water pipelines.
  • Proficiency in civil/structural engineering software such as AutoCAD, Revit, TEKLA, TEDDS or similar.
  • Knowledge of relevant building codes, regulations, and industry standards and robust understanding of application of such standards where required.
About Opals Group:

Established in 1994, Opals Group is one of the fastest-growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions. We work directly with many of the country's leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, and we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.



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