Berrys Looking for Senior / Principal Civil Engineer at Oxfordshire Full Time

Are you a Senior or Principal Civil Engineer looking for a new opportunity?

Our Engineering department is an integral and fast-expanding part of the firm. The team has extensive experience in the delivery of a broad range of development and infrastructure projects, across a broad range of sectors. Our strengths lie in the attention to detail we apply to every aspect of a project – from outset to completion.

Due to our continued success and service growth, we are looking to expand our civil engineering team, so an opportunity has arisen for a Senior or Principal Engineer based from our Oxford office. You will be working alongside our architecture, project management and planning team, but also our existing Shrewsbury based civil engineering team. The role will require travel throughout the country to visit sites but will subject to our flexible working philosophy.

Our Oxford office is well established and is going through substantial growth. You will be joining at a very exciting time and could help forge the future of the office, the work we do and the clients we work with.

We are seeking the right Senior / Principal Civil Engineer who has enthusiasm and ambition to work with the service head to grow the team, and the services we offer to our clients. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team and lead the engineering input on an exciting and varied portfolio of infrastructure schemes. You will lead the assessment and design of highways, junction, sewers, SuDS and flood risk management infrastructure, from feasibility through to the construction phase. You will be experienced at writing reports and technical notes.

The Senior / Principal Civil Engineer will be client focused and be able to effectively prioritise workloads and work independently with minimal supervision. You will be experienced in leading the design of schemes and have experience of line-management and mentoring staff. You will have excellent knowledge of industry best practice, guidance and standards and be able to produce design work independently. You will be expected to contribute to the development of the service within the business.

The Role:

The position is office-based with administrative support and the candidate will be required to manage client relationships, provide fee quotes, arrange appointments, and to manage their work to meet deadlines under their own initiative. The candidate will be expected to contribute to marketing the service to prospective clients and win work.

The Senior / Principal Civil Engineer will hold a minimum of an HNC/HND or degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, will have at least 10 years’ experience in the sector, have IEng or CEng and be a member of a relevant professional body. Demonstrating significant progress to achieving IEng or CEng may be accepted for the right candidate

Benefits

• We will offer an excellent salary for the right candidate reflective of skills, qualifications and experience
• We operate a discretionary Performance Related Profit Sharing Scheme which all employees participate in
• We will pay all the appropriate professional memberships and fund attendance at relevant CPD events
• We have an Employee Assistance Programme, including a health plan and annual flu jab vouchers
• There is also the option to join a Private Healthcare Scheme on a contributory basis
• We provide an entitlement of 33 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays plus your Birthday off
• We also provide an additional day’s holiday for every 3 years of service and time off for approved training
• We provide a workplace pension scheme operated through The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

Senior | Lead | Principal | Civil Engineer | Engineering | Highways | roads | drainage | HNC | HND | EngTech

Essential Skills

Expertise in the following core skills is desirable:

• Feasibility assessments and reports
• Outline and detail drainage designs (SuDS and foul water) for various types and scales of developments
• UK highways and/or SuDS and sewer design experience is essential
• Modelling of drainage networks using either Flow or MicroDrainage
• Road and junction design, including detailed design for construction
• Experience of designing site levels
• Experience of S38, S278 agreements and technical approvals
• Consultations with various authorities (e.g. Highways England, EA, local councils, utility companies)
• Site walkovers/assessments
• Interpretation of geo-technical reports for drainage designs
• AutoCAD applications, Civil3D and/or Causeway PDS
• Flood Risk Assessments
• Good working knowledge of CDM 2015
• A full driving licence is required

About Company

At Berrys, we do things a little differently to all the rest. With a team of forward-thinking chartered surveyors, town planners, architects and business consultants, we offer all your property-related services under one roof. By working together, we deliver results. Whether our clients are from the commercial, residential or rural sectors, drawing on experience across all areas allows us to see the full picture.

With a clear understanding of the challenges our clients face, and attention to detail that we apply to every aspect of a project, we can find solutions that maximise the potential of your land, property and business, from outset to completion. With five offices across the UK and a strong reputation both locally and regionally of providing high-quality professional advice, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate the ever-changing landscape of property.