Senior / Principal Civil Engineer

We are currently looking for a talented Senior or Principal Civil Engineer to join our thriving Mission Critical team. The level will be dependent on experience.

You'll be based in our newly refurbished London offices, a short distance from Liverpool Street Station and Our FlexWorks policy means this role can be worked on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 3 days in the office.

What does the role involve?

Working on a wide range of projects including large data centres, you'll be responsible for the delivery of civil engineering infrastructure design, from initial feasibility studies through to construction design and on site inspections.

This includes below ground drainage, utilities, highways, earthworks and infrastructure design such as calculations, modelling, inspections, surveys and reports.

You will manage and deliver projects within cost, time profitability and quality requirements, along with design coordination as part of a multi-disciplinary team, inputting to programme and defining information required to proceed.

Duties may also include obtaining third party approvals, liaising with clients, other professionals and the public. You may also be required to supervise and train employees with less experience., Approachable and committed people are the core of our business. Serving our clients in challenging projects is part of our daily work., Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those hard to fill roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in December 2023 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We'll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2024 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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You will have excellent design skills in civil engineering infrastructure and be able to competently undertake computer based analysis (such as Info Drainage and / or Civils 3d).

Knowledge and understanding of UK Codes of Practice, Design Standards, Building Regulations and Health and Safety is required.

You'll also have a degree in Engineering and will be either chartered of near chartered with the Institution of Civil Engineers.

You will be able to input to programme and estimating of time to complete tasks, identifying any dependencies and information required to achieve deadlines.

You will have experience in managing workload across multiple projects and delegating tasks efficiently to team members with less experience, checking and reviewing work for quality control.

We require excellent communication skills to be able to present technical design solutions to non-technical clients and external parties, as well as prioritisation skills to ensure achievement of various deadlines.

Knowledge and experience of budgeting and cost control is preferred but not essential for this role.

What's in it for you?

You'll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop.

A meaningful job where you'll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we'd love to hear from you.

Sweco is Europe's leading engineering and architecture consultancy. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.swecogroup.com ., Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients' most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests.

We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It's important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco.

We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.