Fitzgerald HR
Job title:
Civil Engineering Design Manager
Company
Fitzgerald HR
Job description
Reports to: Head of Civil Engineering
Department: Ethical Power Connections
Location: Bristol (flexible hybrid) with occasional site visits
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £65,000-£75,000 per annum + car allowance + bonus (up to 50% of salary) + benefits
The Company:
Ethical Power is one of Britain’s most innovative and ambitious renewable energy companies. This role sits within the high-voltage infrastructure management contractor and an Independent Connections Provider (ICP) division of the business – Ethical Power Connections Ltd. As a market-leading turnkey solutions providers, we design and deliver major and complex projects within the renewable energy sector. We are one of the largest utility-scale battery energy storage systems installers in the UK and have delivered over 500MW of BESS capacity.
Our work culture and ethic is based on trusted relationships and leading with empathy. Our values run through everything we do – which is why we have a reputation for being a great place to work!
We value fresh perspectives and diverse experiences, which is why we actively seek individuals who bring unique ideas and a hunger for growth. Learning and development opportunities are available at all levels.
The Role:
We are looking to recruit a Civil Engineering Design Manager to join our growing team. Reporting to the Head of Civil Engineering, you will be responsible for resolving complex civil and structural design issues across our diverse project portfolio; reviewing and assuring that the designs we produce are safe, cost-effective and deliverable. You will advise and engage with Project Managers, Electrical Design Engineers, Site Managers as well as engaging directly with our clients.
You’ll be joining the Engineering and Design Team working at the heart of Ethical Power’s projects – predominately BESS and solar – across the whole lifecycle, from early concept development through to delivery. You will get to see the tangible results of your work and play your part in helping the UK’s journey to Net Zero!
The key responsibilities of the role are:
- Supporting the Head of Civil Engineering with the creation of business policy and procedures in relation to civil design and civil construction.
- Assisting the business in the standardisation of civil design drawings and construction methodology.
- Scoping of Site Investigations to address key civil engineering design risks.
- Working with the commercial and tendering teams to ensure that the proposed civil scope is compliant with Employer’s requirements, IDNO, DNO, TO, IEC and other International Standards
- Assist the tendering team with civil design support for early project development phase.
- Creation of detailed design specifications for Civil and Structural Engineering consultants.
- Design assurance and verification of civil design against Employer Requirement’s, DNO/TO specifications, design specification, planning conditions and local authority specifications.
- Real time response to site related queries on civil design.
- Assisting the Operations team with Project Civil Engineering ITP and Tender packs.
- Identifying opportunities for development of civil design as an in-house function.
- Completing occasional site visits with local council and civils teams to ensure correct scope of works.
- Identifying and developing value engineering opportunities within our designs.
The Person:
The ideal candidate will have a proven experience in a Civil Engineering Contracting/Consulting environment. You will have valuable experience of Civil and/or Structural Engineering Design working within Energy Generation, Electricity Transmission or Electricity Distribution area. Strong experience of simultaneously managing multiple stakeholders and projects is required.
The successful candidate will hold professional membership with the ICE or IStructE, together with a working knowledge of Structural Eurocodes and proven knowledge of CDM Regulations. Experience with AutoCAD is required.
The role holder will have a proactive nature and initiative-taking approach to projects, together with a passion for problem solving. You will have excellent attention to detail and be self-motivated, driven and goal orientated. A full driving licence is necessary for this role.
Ideally, the role holder will have a working knowledge of DNO and TO Technical Standards. Experience managing matrix teams would be beneficial. Experience working with IDNOs or ICPs, as well as temporary works design experience, would be an added bonus.
The Rewards:
In return, we offer a competitive salary package of between £65,000 and £75,000 per annum, plus Car allowance, Company bonus scheme (up to 50% of salary annually), Pension scheme, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) incremental with years of services, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, Optional Private Medical Insurance, Cycle Scheme, study support, and more, along with the opportunity to be part of a progressive and expanding business.
If you feel you have the skills, knowledge, and experience, and want to be part of an ambitious and growing organisation, please apply today.
Closing date for applications will be Friday 8th March.
Lucy Fitzgerald set up Fitzgerald HR as a HR outsourcing company in 2008 when she made the decision to freelance as an HR consultant.
She began to build a client base, providing a service based on an understanding that small to mid-sized organisations without internal HR, as well as HR teams within larger companies needed flexible, hands-on, commercial HR solutions.
Today we are a full-service HR consultancy providing people management and development solutions to organisations throughout the UK and internationally. We partner with our clients to help them recruit, retain, develop and lead great people.
Expected salary
£65000 – 75000 per year
Location
Bristol Area
Job date
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 08:12:05 GMT
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