Civil Structures Design Lead

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom sweco Full time

Job Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Civil Structures Design Lead to join our team at Sweco.

This role involves working within our Civil Structures team on bridges and ancillary civil structures projects, acting as Lead Design Engineer to undertake and check the delivery of design solutions and associated outputs.

You will provide technical guidance, support, and training to colleagues and assist in mentoring and the development of others.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Project Manager to clarify the project brief, agree deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance, and control strategy.
  • Establish project checking and approval arrangements and manage internal project start-up meetings.
  • Undertake significant elements of the detailed design and the checking of outputs as directed.
  • Assess, document, and communicate design changes to the Project Manager.
  • Be aware of work requirements and take personal responsibility in delivering this to agreed time, cost, and quality requirements.
  • Review projects on completion and recommend/implement improvements to technical policy, processes, and design solutions as appropriate.

Requirements

  • A Master's or Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural engineering.
  • 5+ years relevant post-qualification structures design experience and a strong successful record of project delivery in structures design including bridges and ancillary civil structures.
  • Significant experience with design to Eurocodes and DMRB.
  • Proficient with structural design and analysis software such as STRAP, Autodesk Bridge Design, LUSAS, or similar.
  • Significant previous experience of providing project governance on projects.
  • The ability to gain insight beyond a client's immediate need to identify opportunities that benefit the client through meaningful and productive relationships.
  • Ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner with other team members and to produce reports in clear English.
  • Chartered Membership of the ICE or IStructE, or working towards chartership with a view to imminent completion of IPD.
  • A full UK driving licence.

This is an exciting time to join Sweco, and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you.

Working with us, you'll experience a diverse, inclusive, friendly, and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you'll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we'd love to hear from you.

Let's transform society together at Sweco.


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