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Job Description
Following its recent acquisition by SLR Wardell Armstrong forms part of a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy working on projects across the world from over 100 offices. Starting as a UK business in 1994 SLR now operates as a global company with more than 3500 people delivering clientfocused solutions across Europe North America Pacific Asia and Africa. Throughout this time SLR has strived to grow both organically and through welcoming other likeminded businesses such as Wardell Armstrong into its One Team of talented consultants. In doing so its core objective is to assist clients and colleagues alike in Making Sustainability Happen.
We are currently instructed on a number of interesting and exciting projects ranging in type and size. We undertake design of site infrastructure for schemes as diverse as small affordable residential estates quarry and mining sites wind solar and battery energy projects mixeduse commercial developments and educational facilities. We support our clients through all stages of the project life cycle from feasibility to construction.
You will be part of the Civil Engineering team preparing reports drawings and specifications for development infrastructure. This will comprise primarily highway and drainage elements; firstly developing outline designs in accordance with national and local standards and gaining planning approval and then developing the designs to gain full technical approval and produce construction information. You will be responsible for leading the design development process interacting with clients approving authorities and the wider Wardell Armstrong team to deliver schemes to programme and budget. You will be fully supported by both senior and junior staff to ensure that you can deliver high quality work and progress your career to the next level.
The successful candidate will have the following skills:
- Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline (minimum requirement);
- Minimum of 4 years experience in engineering design;
- Proficient in the design of highway and drainage infrastructure using digital tools such as AutoCAD Civils 3DPDS MicroDrainage and Causeway Flow;
- Experience in producing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy reports and in the application of SuDS features;
- Experience in the preparation of highway designs to local and national standards and progressing S278 / 38 agreements to enable adoption of the works;
- Experience in detailed design of drainage networks and progressing schemes to achieve adoption through S106 agreement;
- Working knowledge of design codes and standards;
- Confident working on their own or as part of a multidisciplinary team;
- An excellent communicator who can collaborate with a variety of colleagues and is comfortable attending Client facing meeting;
- Experience in the production of Technical Reports;
- Someone who can analyse problems create innovative solutions and sound decisions in a competitive and commercial environment;
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary and collaborative design team environments;
About us
We are committed to helping our people achieve their ambitions and rewarding them on how they help develop grow and shape the business and how they interact with and support colleagues clients partners regulators and the public and we offer excellent career prospects in a supportive working environment with no restrictions on how far you can progress. We encourage all of our employees to contribute to their professional institution and offer a financial award for chartership.
Amongst other benefits WA also provide a bespoke training and mentoring programme for all grades tailored to suit an individuals needs. Training is provided internally as well as from external sources where needed.
We are a mediumsized consultancy large enough to have strength in depth with many experienced specialists working seamlessly together but also small enough to be sure of giving close personal attention to both our clients and our staff. We value our people who are at heart of our business and are committed to helping our people achieve their ambitions and rewarding them on how they help develop grow and shape the business and how they interact with and support colleagues clients partners regulators and the public. With 13 offices throughout the UK and employing 500 staff we have a great family friendly culture which offers flexibility to work part time and hybrid home/office working. Our Civil & Structural Engineers are based across our Birmingham Bolton Edinburgh Glasgow Newcastle Stoke and Leeds offices with around 50 staff.
We offer:
- Membership of the Firms Group Personal Pension Plan with Employers contribution of up to 5.
- Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
- 24 days annual leave per year.
- Membership to the Firms Private Health Care Scheme.
- Inclusion in the Firms Critical Illness Cover Policy.
- Inclusion in the Firms Life Assurance Policy insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
- Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
- Hybrid working.
- FlexiTime Working Schedule.
- Long service awards.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Travel Loans.
- Recruitment Bounty Scheme.
Employment Type
Full Time
