Vallum Associates

Production of civil designs from a scope provided by Project Managers, Customers or the Design Lead and will include project costings to customer requirements for time, quality and budget. These schemes could be for APP and/or Connections (non-contestable and contestable) works.

The Senior Civil designer will collaborate with the Project Manager, Electrical designer and PDC, ensuring compliance to design, CDM standards for both the regulated network solutions for all customers.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide an excellent service to the customer.
• Work as a Team Player in a dedicated team of Designers, Estimators and Planners.
• Communicate with the operational teams to guarantee a smooth process from initial enquiry through to final connection and business closure.
• Comply with the requirements of the designer as determined by the CDM Regulations
• Ensure design eliminates/reduces any hazards which may give rise to risks; and reduce risks from any remaining hazards (together with CDM)
• Ensure design provides information about aspects of the design of the structure or its construction or maintenance as will adequately assist clients, the CDM team, other designers and contractors

Qualifications:

• Civil Engineering degree with relevant Substation/OHL/Cable experience.
• Chartered engineer or working towards achieving Chartership.
• Civil / structural engineering background in civil engineering and building works within Utility sector.
• Competence in resolving civil engineering issues and ability to provide a sound understanding of company policies and their application to this role. Awareness of current and technological developments in civil / structural engineering.
• Work with external engineering organisations and customers/partners representing client to best effect.
• A good safety culture and sound understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application in this role including IOSH trained.
• Ability to work unsupervised, set and comply with own targets, identify innovative cost saving solutions.
• Good team working skills
• A good level of business, environmental, safety, financial, and regulatory awareness;
• A general appreciation of financial reporting systems;
• Knowledge of the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 procedures relevant to the team's activities;
• Knowledge of Microsoft desktop applications, in particular: Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint;
• Manage (not line manage) and communicate with the CAD team to produce design drawings suitable for construction.
• Experience of planning permissions
• Experience of site surveying and setting out
• Knowledge of AutoCAD (also Bentley software would be beneficial).
• Experience of building services
• Broad knowledge of power engineering plant and equipment i.e. Transformers, Switchgear, cables, protection schemes
• Experience of: Roadworks, external works including drainage, building reinforced concrete foundations, superstructure including structural steel works, brick block cavity walls, different types of roofing, reinforced concrete structures.
• Input into innovative construction ideas and techniques, which feed into energy client Green Action Plan
• Capable to approve the designs

Nature and Scope:

Largely desk based, the post also requires you to visit operational sites, construction sites, site meetings, manufactures meetings (at their premises) and internal review meetings.