Senior Civil / Structural Design Engineer - VR/22988
Currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Civil / Structural Design Engineer on a permanent staff basis for a Trust Port based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of technical and capital and maintenance projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing technical support, comprising calculations, reports, technical notes, tender documentation and CAD drawings.
The Senior Civil / Structural Design Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:
- Responsible for the preparation and satisfactory completion of deliverables.
- Producing calculations to a high standard by hand and checking with SCALE software.
- Preparing technical specifications, reports and technical notes.
- Reviewing and commenting on design drawings and specifications.
- Preparing tenders for issue to contractors.
- Working with other specialist consulting Engineers on port infrastructure progress.
- Ensuring the port’s infrastructure is suitably maintained and fit for purpose.
- Ensuring that the shiplift / slipway facilities are operated in compliance with safe limits.
- Conducting visits to all parts of the harbour estate to ensure maintenance, capital maintenance and upgrade works are carried out to the correct standard.
Experience / Qualifications:
- A degree qualification in Civil / Structural Engineering is essential.
- Chartered Engineer status, or working towards, would be preferred.
- Previous experience in a similar Civil / Structural Design Engineer type role is essential.
- Experience in either structural, building or civil engineering is essential.
- Experience in designing civil infrastructure would be preferred.
- Previous AutoCAD experience is essential.
- Applicants will be expected to have experience of contract preparation, using ICE or NEC contract documentation.
- Applicants will be expected to have a sound understanding of British Standards, Eurocodes etc.
- Applicants will be expected to possess a sound understanding of CDM, Safety in Design and Health & Safety.
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