Senior Engineer

Overview / Responsibilities

Due to expansion of our Sustainable Infrastructure business unit, Wood are seeking a motivated and ambitious Senior Civil / Structural Engineer to join a growing infrastructure team within Newcastle upon Tyne or Glasgow.

We are looking for individuals that have a sound basis of technical skill gained in either a consultancy or design & build contracting environment and now want to enhance and diversify these skills within a growing organization that will support their future development. Ideally you will have recently achieved or be working towards Chartership and every assistance will be given to help you achieve this objective at the earliest opportunity.

As a leading multi - disciplinary consultancy Wood work throughout the UK and overseas within a wide range of sectors including Property, Defence, Water, Waste and Energy. The position will provide an interesting and varied workload drawing upon your technical, organisational and communication skills and will require a methodical approach to design, plan and manage projects. As a consultancy our main asset is our people and so it is essential that you have excellent verbal and written communication skills to maximize both internal and external work opportunities.

Typical duties shall include carrying out feasibility studies, option studies, infrastructure assessments, design calculations, earthworks modelling, drainage assessments, road design and assistance with the general delivery of projects.

Skills / Qualifications

Experience in all or some of the following is desirable:

• Drafting of Contact documentation
• Volumetric Assessment and use of CESMM for writing Bills of Quantities
• Structural design of elements particularly steel and concrete (reinforcement design)
• Drainage design for Private and Adoptable Systems
• Design modelling Using Civil 3D / Revit structure
• General Detailed Drawing using AutoCAD or equivalent
• Risk Assessments
• Safety Audits
• Project Design Management in a multi-discipline environment
• Construction Stage Site Queries
• Site Based Quality Inspections

Qualifications:

• MEng / BEng in Civil Engineering or other relevant degree level qualification
• Membership or be working towards Chartership of a relevant organisation such as ICE / IStructE

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.