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Principal Engineer (Drainage)
Derby / York / Glasgow / Bristol
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to be a part of a growing Infrastructure Design team? Can you collaborate on projects? Are you a Chartered Engineer? Then, read on. This could be the next adventure in your career.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To further strengthen our Highways and Drainage discipline, we are looking for Principal Engineer (Drainage) to join us. You'll be working across a portfolio of projects across the UK, focusing on rail, highways and water as well as the opportunity to support across different sectors and our projects across the globe.
Your key responsibilities will be:
* Managing and coordinating delivery of your work to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems across the entire project lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design, including site supervision where required.
* Production of drainage designs, assessments and checking others work, including preparation or checking of models, calculations, written reports, specifications and other contract deliverables
* Ensuring that design, assessments and checking of designs are in accordance with the current Standards, Codes of Practice and Best Practice
* Developing and mentoring less experienced engineers and technicians within your project teams
* Assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders and supporting the Directors in pursuing business development opportunities
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
* Achieved Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) status with experience working on multi-disciplinary projects.
* Experience in a railway design and build environment or on highways drainage design, including understanding engineering interdependencies across the project life cycle
* Evidence of undertaking previous CRE(Drainage) roles under the Engineering Management for Project standard (NR/L2/RSE/02009) would be advantageous for our Rail projects
* Skilled analytical ability and a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals, current design standards and the latest drainage design tools and software
* Experience of undertaking or specifying drainage surveys
* Experience of catchment analysis, hydraulic design, pumping station design and legislative requirements
* The ability to communicate effectively and professionally with the design team, clients and contractors
* Good team leadership skills with the ability to support, mentor and develop less experienced engineers
* A sound understanding and experience in the application of the CDM Regulations and risk assessment process including knowledge of current standards and legislation, including application of the Common Safety Method
* Full UK Driving License
A place to work and so much more.
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.
With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme - salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Corporate gym membership
Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist at abkn@cowi.com.
Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
ABKN
Hybrid
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering
* Industries
Civil Engineering and Business Consulting and Services
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