Senior OR Principal Civil Engineer (River & Coastal)

About Our Client

Our client is a specialist water, flood risk and environmental engineering consultancy who have secured top tier framework agreements with Environmental public bodies across the UK.

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for a Senior OR Principal Civil Engineer to lead a small team of engineers in their Newport office in the delivery of river and coastal flood defence; and flood risk management projects.

The post will involve leading and managing flood risk management engineering projects, involving coastal, fluvial or drainage engineering design. As well as leading exciting design projects you will have the opportunity to develop and build a strong engineering team, focus on business development to bring in new and exciting engineering opportunities, mentor more junior engineers to develop their skills and work with dedicated and experienced engineers from across the business.

The successful candidate will be part of the Newport team delivering flood, erosion, and water engineering projects across the UK, from housing schemes to major flood risk management schemes.

Competencies Required

It is essential that you have experience working in engineering consultancy and in undertaking design and analysis for flood risk management schemes for a variety of coastal, fluvial and/or drainage structures to time and budget.

You will be expected to successfully deliver and lead projects whilst guiding other engineers and technicians. You must be familiar with the CDM Regulations and their application within a design environment. The role will include the mentoring of more junior engineers. Good communication skills are essential for working with clients and internal team members.

Commercial experience is desired as the successful applicant may be required to lead on and contribute to commercial bids and tenders.

Applicants should be chartered or close to becoming chartered with the Institution of Civil Engineers (or similar) and have a proven track record in design project delivery.

Applicants should have an engineering degree, ideally to postgraduate level (or equivalent).

Who we are looking for:

Expertise with respect to the following core skills is expected:

• Coastal and/or fluvial and/or drainage engineering design
• QA of coastal and/or fluvial and/or drainage engineering design outputs
• Business case development
• Supervision of construction projects
• Production of contract documents, including Works Information and Specifications
• Project Management
• NEC Contract Management
• Application of CDM Regulations in a design environment
• Sustainable and inclusive design practices
• BIM and collaborative ways of working
• Mentoring of junior staff
• Commercial bid writing and business development.

This role offers a competitive salary, benefits package and career progression. Immediate start (with the option of remote or distance working to begin with).

If this role is of interest to you or if you are searching for other roles relating to Water (Civil Engineering), Hydraulic Modelling, Flood Risk, Hydrology or Drainage please do not hesitate to contact Alex Shaw on 07931815066 or email as@advance-trs.com. Advance TRS have many more vacancies available on our website at https://www.advance-trs.com/. This is a permanent role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.