Burns & McDonnell
Staff Civil Drainage Engineer - Transmission & Distribution (Multiple Locations, UK)
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Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Transmission & Distribution.
Role
A Civil Drainage Engineer will perform various phases of planning, proposal preparation, site evaluations, analytical designs, report preparation, specifications, and preparation of construction documentation and environmental plans as part of a project team with a primary focus on all drainage development and design aspects associated with the project. This position will work on various projects with a diverse portfolio of project types and clients.
- Assist in the delivery of key project deliverables.
- Design civil engineering projects including but not limited to Sustainable Urban Drainage Solutions (SUDS), preparation of foul and surface water drainage strategies and hydraulic modelling of the proposed solutions.
- Producing high quality deliverables, such as drainage reports.
- Develop drawings for production work including problem analysis, design layout and calculations on non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity.
- Execute variety of civil design assignments using prescribed methods and standard techniques including drawing sequence and presentation, sizing various system components and refining rough sketches.
- Execute changes to designs or sketches and mark-ups on ongoing projects.
- Analyze reports, surveys, maps, drawings, tests, and other topographical and geologic data to plan and design projects.
- Responsible for incorporating design codes and specifications related to design requirements.
- Review design drawings for quality assurance within scope, budget and schedule.
- Review schedules, budgets and project criteria into civil design and layouts.
- Responsible for revisions of project drawings, plot files and project-related information storage in a logical and well-structured manner.
- All other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an accredited program and 3 years of civil design experience, consulting preferred.
- Understanding of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Infodrainage, Microdrainage and Excel.
- Knowledge in the theory and practices of civil discipline; competent in the fundamental concepts of other disciplines as they relate to the assigned discipline; and capable of operating related discipline design software necessary to execute production tasks.
- Ability to work collaboratively with others (Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-disciplinary project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
- Working knowledge of designing in adherence to SFS4 and/or similar
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Job Details
- This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
- Job: Civil Engineering
- Primary Location: GB-Birmingham, UK-Birmingham
- Other Locations: GB-Glasgow-Glasgow
- Schedule: Full-time
- Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
- Req ID: 263544
- Job Hire Type: Experienced #UKO
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