Meinhardt are expanding the team in Birmingham to cover international and domestic projects in the public and private sector. We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Civil Engineers at all levels from Graduate/Technician to Associate level, initially with Highways and infrastructure knowledge and experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on significant international projects to expand your experience and an exciting time to be at the foundation of a new team with visible input to its growth and success.

This role is to be a key member of the team responsible for delivering first class design solutions on highways, infrastructure and drainage projects. The role will involve working within a team and liaison with the wider Meinhardt specialists including specialist sub-contractors. It will involve working on International projects with the exciting challenges of coordination and liaison with local authorities and specialists.

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing Civil, Highways and Drainage Design, specifications and reports from Concept to Construction
• Producing and managing the production of 3D models and scheme drawings
• Providing guidance and supervision of Technicians, Apprentices and Graduates
• Liaising with other departments and members of the design team
• Liaison with statutory bodies
• Attending Meetings
• Technical compliance with all statutory and company Quality Management System procedures
• Preparing technical reports
• Liaison and coordination with specialist sub consultants
• Ensuring that the team are aware of and comply with all relevant Health and Safety requirements and practices.

Key Skills/Experience

Essential

• Degree in Civil Engineering and minimum two year post qualification relevant experience
• Near Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with the ICE (MICE or FICE)
• Experience managing a design team, mentoring junior team members
• CDM knowledge and experience
• Construction site experience
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Drainage design including flood alleviation, SUDS, major highways and liaison with authorities
• Knowledge and experience of relevant industry software, AutoCad, Civils 3D, MicroDrainage, MS Project etc.
• Ground modelling and pavement design knowledge and experience
• Major highway design including alignment, pavement, drainage, signing, etc.
• Project Lifecycle Inception to Delivery
• Active involvement with bidding and fee preparation
• Knowledge and experience of working within BIM environment

Desirable

• Experience of working on large international projects is desirable but not essential
• Developing good relationships external design consultants, client and local authorities
• Ability to plan project resources and monitor job financial performances

Company benefits include

• Annual Leave of 20 days plus bank holidays
• Three days of additional holiday at Christmas. This is non-contractual, the dates are set by the company and these three days are not counted in your annual leave allowance within your contract.
• Employers pension contribution
• Life Assurance and Payment Protection Cover
• Group Income Protection scheme, including access to Legal & General health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working hours
• Bupa Health Insurance
• Four company socials per year
• Chartership support
• Professional membership cost covered (one per year at this level, two per year once associate level)

Interested? Please send your CV and portfolio to:
careers(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)meinhardt.co.uk