SYSTRA UK & Ireland
Senior Engineer (Civil Engineering)

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Senior Engineer (Civil Engineering)
Around the world
Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.
For more than 60 years
For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.
Context
To lead on engineering tasks and manage Engineers / Designers, Graduates and Apprentices within discipline (see accompanying addendum) in the efficient and effective delivery of client projects ensuring the needs of the Client and the business are met.
Missions/Main Duties
- To lead and contribute to design and integration on projects, ensuring Client commitments are met, delivering against quality, time and budget
- Monitor project team performance against contractual obligations and quality, making appropriate corrective interventions
- Manage the checking and approval process to ensure compliance with both Client, project and SYSTRA processes. This includes the preparation and checking of engineering designs and calculations, taking responsibility for the management of design production
- Ensure project requirements are effectively communicated to the team
- Be expected to act as the Work Package Manager on small to medium sized projects
- Working knowledge with all technical standards relevant to your discipline
- Assist where required in work winning and marketing to maximise team and company opportunities
- Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff and others affected by the operations of SYSTRA throughout design lifecycle.
- Compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to your discipline.
- Contribute to company-wide goals and business improvement
- Any other duties as required
- Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all colleagues can thrive, achieve, and grow together
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- Demonstrable skills of effective communication across multiple levels and stakeholders to present and discuss proposals, justifications and conclusions
- Experience as a Line Manager is desirable
- Experience in working with offshore production centres is desirable
- Proficient working on multi-discipline projects
- Demonstrable experience of delivering business results through effective planning and implementation
- Experience of project planning, delivery, budgets and timescales
- Carry out the role of Contractor’s Responsible Engineer on Network Rail projects or a comparable role in non-rail projects.
- Ability in the application of safety standards and CDM regulations.
- Ability in the application and knowledge share of civil engineering design principles and standards.
- Ability in the application and knowledge share of construction principles and standards including experience of project delivery in construction related markets.
- Experienced at working with contractors in a design and build environment.
- Experience within the rail sector and ability in the use of Network Rail procedures and standards is desirable
- Knowledge of the following software packages, Micro draining, Tedds, IdeaStatica, AutoCAD and Autodesk Robot and Bentley Products
- Knowledge of Eurocodes
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with a Civil Engineering, Civil Structures or Civil Environmental degree
- Expected to be actively working towards Chartered Civil engineer (CEng) status with relevant professional body (ICE).
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