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Brief Description
Calling Geotechnical and Drainage Engineers!
Looking for your next role and a new challenge?
Looking to join a new and growing team in Scotland?
Do you have Geotechnical knowledge & experience?
Do you have a working knowledge of railway standards, Eurocode 7 and UK annex design codes, ground investigation in addition to construction contracts and specifications?
If so, please read below as this may be the role for you!
About the role (External)
Role: Assistant Design Engineer [B&C][Drainage & Geotech]
Vacancy Type: Full-time but flexible working patterns will be considered.
Duration: Permanent.
Salary: Band 5 ( £32,000 - £36,500).
Locations: Glasgow St Vincent Street.
Engineering Services is a function within Route Services. We sit as a central team to provide national skills and activities which enable regions and industry partners to deliver the railway for our customers.
A typical week can be highly varied and involve office and site based design activity from Desk Studies to detailed software analysis, stakeholder engagement, engagement with suppliers, site-based activity including supervision of investigations, supervision of construction activities and assessments of existing earthworks and structures.
The team undertake work on single and also multi-disciplinary projects working alongside our NRDD colleagues in Track, Signalling, Civils & Structures, Buildings & Architecture and M&E teams on complex and challenging regional and national projects to deliver innovative and award-winning projects and delivering efficiencies and improved risk management. The national team comprises Geotechnical Engineers, Engineering Geologists, Civil and Drainage Engineers. Professional development leading to Chartered status is encouraged and actively supported within the team complimented by targeted training and coaching to support staff achieve their goals.
We are looking for an enthusiastic team member with skills to critically evaluate drainage and geotechnical problems, and clearly communicate technical detail to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. They will be joining the growing team in Glasgow, helping to develop a new and exciting work bank. A hard work ethic is required and a willingness to try new geotechnical and drainage challenges as this team develops.
In this role you will need technical expertise and experience in assessing risks and solutions related to geotechnical engineering & drainage activities, with particular reference to the railway environment. Any previous experience of undertaking and managing: desk studies, design, procuring & supervising Ground Investigations (GIs); Catchment assessments, Details drainage and geotechnical design. It would also be great if you have working knowledge of railway standards, Eurocode 7 and UK annex design codes, ground investigation and construction contracts and specifications.
The role will be based in the Glasgow office. You will be responsible for producing deliverables and developing towards undertaking the role of Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE) in accordance with NR/L2/RSE/02009. For more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please find the full job description attached below.
Sound interested? This is what you will need to have:
Essential
1. A Civil Engineering or Engineering Geology degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification.
2. A demonstrable aptitude for option development.
3. Strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
4. An ability to work and communicate effectively in a team context.
5. An appreciation of all the life cycle stages of rail infrastructure.
6. CDM, Risk Assessment competency.
Desirable
1. Working towards membership of an appropriate professional institution (e.g. ICE, CIWEM etc).
2. Experience in design, construction and maintenance.
3. A working knowledge of rail engineering.
4. Basic Project Management Skills.
5. Strong Interpersonal and team working skills.
6. Broad knowledge of H&S legislation.
7. Understanding of Environmental Requirements of Geotechnical & Drainage schemes.
8. Basic knowledge of Quality Management.
9. Competent in exercising the Designer's obligations of CDM.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please find the full job description attached below.
How to apply (External)
Closing date: 11th February 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
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