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Posted:
26.04.2025
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10.06.2025
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Job Description:
We’re proud to have secured several project wins during 2023 as we provide sustainable solutions to our clients’ aspirations. With growing project deliverables and a strong growth strategy for Scotland, we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer (Renewables Energy Infrastructure) to join our team in Edinburgh.
RPS, A Tetra Tech company:
Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.
Duties/Responsibilities:
* Lead the production of design packages for concept, tender and detailed phases of renewable energy projects relating to wind, transmission or other renewable energy project infrastructure and access design, considering buildability, electrical component standards and environmental constraints;
* Design bridge and retaining structures, considering structural form and flooding levels, and coordinate structural design;
* Perform catchment assessments, culvert hydraulic design including CAR authorization;
* Develop sustainable drainage concepts and details, consulting with EA or SEPA as necessary;
* Design public highway improvements and electrical component delivery, including road authority consultation and road construction consent submission;
* Coordinate with other discipline leads for geotechnical and structural design to provide multidisciplinary services, covering site investigation, geotechnical assessment, turbine foundation design, bridge design, control building design, and quality assurance;
* Manage multidisciplinary engineering design projects or packages, acting as the client’s key contact;
* Manage health, safety, and environmental hazards from design concept to detailed stage, working with the project team to develop hazard knowledge, risk, and mitigation strategies, and communicate residual risks effectively;
* Implement project management procedures, ensuring compliance with HSQE principles and statutory requirements.
Experience:
* Postgraduate experience in a consulting engineering practice or equivalent;
* Experience leading or being part of a design team delivering civil infrastructure packages and coordinating multidisciplinary civil infrastructure design for clients;
* Experience with onshore wind, offshore wind land-based works, renewable energy, and infrastructure projects;
* Knowledge of environmental and engineering design procedures and construction processes;
* Understanding of work-winning principles and client relationship management;
* Proficiency in AutoCAD and other relevant software.
Technical Attributes:
* Experience in civil infrastructure design within core duties;
* Developing project management and multidisciplinary coordination skills;
* Leading the production of engineering drawings using AutoCAD;
* Modeling and analyzing linear construction using Civils 3D and other software;
* Experience with sustainable drainage design and software;
* Knowledge of construction materials and on-site testing;
* Ability to apply DMRB and local road standards for access solutions;
* Experience delivering design packages and obtaining approvals;
* Multidisciplinary knowledge in environmental, geotechnical, or structural disciplines.
Qualifications:
* BEng or MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering;
* Chartered status with ICE, CIHT, or similar, or working towards it.
What’s in it for you?
We’re RPS, delivering projects that create shared value in a resource-scarce world. We value our people and support their development through training, personal development plans, and career pathways. We promote diversity and inclusion, flexible working, and a supportive workplace environment.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.#LI-RA1 #LI-HYBRID
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We embed diversity and inclusion principles in all our processes, aiming to be as diverse as the communities we serve. We believe in respectful, inclusive behaviors that foster an environment where everyone can thrive. Our core behavior 'Stronger Together' emphasizes respect, acknowledgment of diversity, and recognizing everyone’s contribution.
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