Civil Engineer

Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited

Civil Engineer

Salary Not Specified

Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited, Northampton

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 23 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: de10c5924e7c42b3b28ba670538be93d

Full Job Description

  • This role places you in a select group of individuals actively engaging with designers and engineers which requires you to liaise with all members of the value chain including the Asset owners, Contractors, Manufacturers and Suppliers.

  • You will leverage your extensive drainage experience to spot design issues and opportunities to improve them at an early stage.

  • You will be solving problems through optioneering and development of solutions, working with the supply chain to develop options reports and alternative solutions.

  • Using your experience and knowledge, you will help to upskill our colleagues on important issues surrounding drainage and associated products to help build a more informed and competent workforce., To work very closely with the sales and project teams at Keyline to give in depth engineering support and guidance on the drainage elements of projects and products, inclusive of being able to create and interpret calculations.

  • Being the main point of contact for Engineers and the technical authority for Keyline on civil engineering matters.

  • To liaise closely with the technical / engineering departments of new and existing supply chain partners to assess and action areas of opportunity and growth in the drainage sector.

  • To assist in creating and maintaining a portfolio of Asset Owner, Contractor and Design Engineer contacts that you will meet with to influence and present products, systems and methods of working with the sales and project teams at keyline in specification style CPD formats.

  • To inform and train colleagues on new and existing product lines / systems and assist in the creation of a training programme for the company along with creation of case studies.

  • To create and maintain a library of technical data such as standard detail drawings, test reports, relevant standards and BIM Models.

  • To keep a detailed log of all projects worked on using Sales Hub and report weekly on progress., Building trusted relationships with our customers and ensuring that we are easy to do business with - for colleagues, customers and suppliers is what makes Keyline stand out from the crowd. We know customers have a choice about who they work with and we want to be the civil experts they trust and turn to every time., We caught up with Emily Griggs, one of our Apprenticeship Coordinators, who has been with the Group since February 2021. At the Travis Perkins Group, we are committed to supporting our colleagues, We recently caught up with Georgie Johnson, Assistant Branch Manager at Keyline Civils Specialist Newcastle, to find out what she enjoyed most about the Managing a Team Apprenticeship she completed.

    Strong attention to detail and pride in accuracy.

  • Strong Civil Engineering product background (qualified at min degree level)

  • Experienced in drainage solutions

  • Strong organisational and document management skills

  • Ability to build relationships with customers, colleagues & clients.

  • Able to travel to various locations (3 days per week)

    Keyline helps customers build, protect and maintain the vital infrastructure we all depend on to live our lives.Underfoot and underground, our products are everywhere, in everything built around us. From mini-roundabouts and megastructures, housing estates and football stadiums, road construction and flood defence, energy, water and data supply., Our businesses span the trade, home improvement and DIY markets and our aim is to offer the best for our employees, customers, suppliers and the communities around us which helps bring our strategy to life.

    Joining Travis Perkins as a Civil Engineer means joining a reputable and expanding business offering great company benefits such as discounts across our businesses and the support of an employer who values your development as much as you do.


  • We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:

    - Company bonus

    - Car Allowance

    - Save-as-you-earn scheme

    - Buy-as-you-earn scheme

    - Contributory pension scheme

    - Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses including 20% off at Toolstation