COWI
Senior Engineer (Civil / Structural)
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Senior Engineer (Civil/Structural)
Derby or London
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to design a more sustainable future? Can you contribute to our growth? Are you a chartered engineer? Then, shape a sustainable and liveable world with us.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To further expand our Engineering team in either Derby or London, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us. Working on infrastructure and underground structure design, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most prestigious infrastructure projects in the UK.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Conducting feasibility and options reports
- Completing designs for a range of civil engineering structures, including below ground structures and foundations
- Preparation of work for CAD Technicians
- Site surveys and appraisals of various rail, water and/or utilities infrastructure schemes as appropriate
- Checking of drawings and supervision of Graduate Engineers
- Liaising with clients, attending meetings on-site, progress meetings and design review meetings
- Project management, including cost/commercial aspects of project
- Assisting in the production of pre-qualification documents, tenders and fee proposals as required
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.
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On top of that, you’ll have:
- A master's degree in either Civil or Structural Engineering or similar
- Achieved Chartered status with the ICE or IStructE or an equivalent institution
- Knowledge and significant relevant design experience in structures and foundations
- Familiarity with UK design standards, Eurocodes etc
- Sound understanding of the CDM Regulations
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. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers. 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 7,500 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:
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- 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
- Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
- Private health care, for you and a contribution from you for 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
- Maternity Leave: 1-20 weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39 Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
- Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)
Optional benefits include:
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Electric vehicle lease
- Corporate gym membership
- Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)
Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Laura Dobson LADN@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.
Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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