Senior Civil Design Engineer

Senior or Principal Civil Design Engineer

Your new company
Your new company, formed in 1978 is a multidisciplinary organisation based in the heart of Liverpool city centre. With 35 technical staff split over their civil and structural departments, your new company is a firmly established medium sized enterprise competing with larger companies for work across the UK.

With strong beginnings in the healthcare sector, your new company now operates UK wide across education, commercial, leisure and residential. The practice has successfully delivered projects up to £400m, whilst retaining the flexibility and staff-focused approach which made them successful to start with.

Your new company is also BIM Level II accredited and as such has clearance to design on the latest state-of-the-art, and high project value facilities.

Your new role
Your new role will see you joining the civils design team of 10, completing the detailed and conceptual design of drainage and highways sections using AutoCAD, Civil3D or PDS and MicroDrainage. In the most part, these sectors include high-rise residential, commercial, healthcare, education. Managing jobs and a small team of technicians, reviewing their drawings and essentially acting as the Directors' right hand man will all be part of the role.

Entering the company at Senior, Principal or Associate level, there is the opportunity to grow and develop into more senior positions with extra responsibilities such as networking and winning work.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed you will need a minimum of 6 years' industry experience. AutoCAD, MicroDrainage and either PDS or Civil3D experience is also essential although internal training courses have been developed to help transition between preferred software. Previous experience of managing a small team of technicians, checking their work and managing jobs from initial to final stages is also a requirement.

The principal/associate level role will require an element of networking with potential clients and eventually winning work although there will be plenty of opportunity to develop these skills with the help of the Directors once in the business.

What you'll get in return
In return you will receive a highly competitive salary up c.£60,000 (+ bonus) depending on previous experience and responsibility level. Furthermore, a company pension scheme, private healthcare contribution and life insurance policy 2 times salary are included in the package along with a rail card if needed.

An annual salary review every year will boost your salary by 4%, and a Christmas bonus is always offered in the region of 5-10% of salary. There is an exciting social calendar at your new company, with an annual trip to Dublin, and all Guinness paid for!

Internally designed training schemes, regular mentoring and qualification support are all firmly embedded into your companies ethos, helping you to advance your skillset and further your career.

In the long term, a buy in scheme will give you the opportunity to become a company shareholder and make profit on your new companies continued success.

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