Civil Design Engineer
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Salary
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£46,100
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About the role
Senior Civil Infrastructure Design Engineer (EV Charging)
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: up to £75K + Benefits
Permanent | Full Time
Are you an experienced Civil Infrastructure Design Engineer looking to play a key role in the UK's transition to electric transport?
We're working with an innovative and rapidly growing engineering business delivering cutting-edge EV charging infrastructure projects across the UK. Due to continued growth, they're looking to appoint a Senior Civil Infrastructure Design Engineer to lead the design and coordination of civil infrastructure works supporting high-power electric vehicle charging installations.
The Role
Reporting into the Head of Engineering, you'll take ownership of civil infrastructure design activities across multiple projects, ensuring designs are practical, compliant, cost-effective and buildable. You'll work closely with project delivery teams, contractors, utility providers and external design partners to successfully deliver EV charging infrastructure schemes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design of civil infrastructure for EV charging and electrical infrastructure projects.
- Produce and review site layouts, levels, equipment foundations, ducting networks, trenching layouts and associated civil designs.
- Interpret topographical, utility and GPR survey information to develop robust engineering solutions.
- Coordinate designs with DNOs, IDNOs, ICPs and other utility stakeholders.
- Lead design reviews and value engineering exercises to improve constructability and reduce project costs.
- Manage multiple projects and ensure design deliverables are completed to programme.
- Oversee and review outputs from external design consultancies where required.
About You
You'll be a proactive and technically strong Civil Design Engineer with experience delivering infrastructure projects from concept through to construction.
Essential Requirements
- Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering or similar.
- Significant experience delivering civil infrastructure design projects.
- Strong understanding of ducting networks, trenching, foundations and utility infrastructure interfaces.
- Proficient in AutoCAD and the production of detailed engineering drawings.
- Experience interpreting survey information including topographical and utility surveys.
- Experience working with utility providers, DNOs, IDNOs and ICPs.
- Ability to independently lead design packages and manage competing project priorities.
- Previous experience coordinating or managing external design consultants.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
- EV charging infrastructure experience.
- Utilities, power, renewable energy or highways sector background.
- Experience supporting planning applications or construction delivery.
- Autodesk Inventor or other 3D CAD experience.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, or working towards accreditation.
- Knowledge of high-power EV charging systems and associated infrastructure requirements.
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