Civil Technician / Senior Civil Technician

We are seeking a skilled Civil Technician / Senior Civil Technician to join the civil engineering team. The role will be varied and all-encompassing and will include a mix of hands-on highways, drainage and infrastructure design work and providing technical support to other members of the in-house team.   

Candidates must have detailed design experience and a solid background in highway construction projects and drainage design.  They must be able to prepare, review and take responsibility for issuing design drawings and have the ability to liaise effectively with clients, other members of the professional team, Local Authorities and contractors. The position offers an excellent opportunity for a Technician / Senior Technician seeking to develop their career and taking on new engineering challenges, right at the heart of a growing, talented, friendly and collaborative team. 

What the Civils team works on: 

• Site appraisal and feasibility assessments
• Flood Risk Assessments and flood compensation assessments
• Foul and surface water drainage design and hydraulic modellingSuDS design
• Drainage remedial worksDetailed design packages for Tender and Construction
• Earthworks modellingFlood Risk Activity Permits and Ordinary Watercourse Consent applications
• CDM risk and mitigation assessment
• Road Safety Auditing (Stages 1 to 4)Servicing / delivery design and management
• Highways design – local authority and private residential / commercial (S38 / 184 / 278)
• Vehicle swept path assessment
• Utility assessment and impact negotiation (C3 & C4 estimates)

Candidate Profile:  

• Hold an appropriate engineering / CAD qualification
• Considerable experience working in a civil engineering design consultancy
• Technical and computing ability to produce horizontal and vertical highways design and civil engineering design using appropriate software including ideally Civil 3D, Site 3D, AutoTrack and MicroDrainage or Flow
• Strong self-motivation and initiative able to work largely unsupervised taking responsibility for managing the technical approval process
• Familiarity of highway planning procedures, including Section 38 / 278 Agreements, UK design principles and standards, including MfS and DMRB
• Familiarity of drainage adoption procedures, including section 106/104, UK Design principles/best practice and standards including Sewers for Adoption and the SuDS Manual
• Experience of dealing with clients and other members of the professional team utilising strong communication skills both orally and in writing
• An ability to follow instruction and to work collaboratively as part of a team