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Senior Engineer (Tunnels)

Senior Engineer (Tunnels)

COWI • Glasgow
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Senior Engineer (Tunnels)

Derby / London / York / Glasgow

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to design a more sustainable future? Can you contribute to our growth? Are you a chartered engineer experienced in Tunnel design? Then, shape a sustainable and liveable world with us.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To further expand our Tunnels and underground structures discipline, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us. Working on tunnels and underground structure design, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most prestigious infrastructure projects in the UK.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Conducting feasibility and options reports
  • Completing designs for a range of civil engineering structures, including below ground structures and foundations
  • Preparation of work for CAD Technicians
  • Site surveys and appraisals of various rail, water and/or utilities infrastructure schemes as appropriate
  • Checking of drawings and supervision of Graduate Engineers
  • Liaising with clients, attending meetings on-site, progress meetings and design review meetings
  • Project management, including cost/commercial aspects of project
  • Assisting in the production of pre-qualification documents, tenders and fee proposals as required

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll:

  • Be Chartered in either the ICE or IStructE or an equivalent institution
  • Have significant experience working on the design of tunnels, heavy civil and other complex underground structures
  • Demonstrate a proven record in the design of bored tunnels, mined excavations, stations, basements, and temporary works
  • Have knowledge of soil structure interaction principles and their application both in structural analysis (Lusas, Strand7, SAP ) and geotechnical analysis (Plaxis)
  • Have some experience of motivating, supervising, and coordinating project teams
  • Be familiar with UK design standards, Eurocodes and CDM regulations
  • Sound understanding of the CDM Regulations and be fully conversant with UK standards
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Senior Engineer (Tunnels) • Glasgow