Senior Engineer - Renewable Infrastructure

RPS; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer specialized in renewable energy infrastructure. You will lead design projects, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates have a BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering and experience in civil infrastructure design. The role offers hybrid working and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Career development support

Agile office environment

Qualifications

• Relevant postgraduate experience in a consulting engineering practice.
• Experience delivering civil infrastructure design packages and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of environmental/engineering design procedures and construction processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of design packages for renewable energy projects.
• Manage multi-disciplinary engineering design projects as client contact.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

Civil infrastructure design

AutoCAD proficiency

Project management

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Education

BEng or MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

Job description

Senior Civil Engineer (Renewables Energy Infrastructure) – Edinburgh, UK

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of design packages for concept, tender and detailed phases of renewable energy projects relating to wind, transmission or other renewable energy project infrastructure and access design with consideration of buildability, electrical component standards and environmental constraints.
• Concept design for environmental impact assessment purposes.
• Bridge and retaining structure geometry considering structural form and flooding levels and co-ordination of structural design.
• Catchment assessments, culvert hydraulic design including CAR authorisation.
• Develop sustainable drainage concepts and details consulting with EA or SEPA where necessary.
• Public highway improvement concepts and detailed design for electrical component delivery including road authority consultation and road construction consent submission.
• Coordination with other discipline leads for geotechnical and structural design strands to support RPS’ multi-disciplinary design service, including site investigation, geotechnical assessment of turbine foundations, material reusability, turbine foundation design, bridge design, control building design and construction monitoring and quality assurance.
• Management of appropriate multi-disciplinary engineering design projects or design packages and act as the client key point of contact.
• From design concept to detailed stage, actively manage health, safety and environmental hazards. Work with the project team, contractor or developer clients to develop knowledge of life cycle hazards, risk and mitigation. Communicate residual risk and record significant decisions.
• Implement project management framework procedures and apply HSQE principles, statutory requirements and guidance.

Experience

• Relevant postgraduate experience working within a consulting engineering practice or equivalent.
• Experience as a member or leader of a design team delivering civil infrastructure design packages and coordinating multi-discipline civil infrastructure design for contractor and developer clients.
• Experience of onshore wind, land-based offshore wind, renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental/engineering design procedures and construction processes within the field.
• Understanding of work winning principles and client relationship management.
• Knowledge and competence in the use of AutoCAD and other relevant software packages.

Technical Attributes

• Civil infrastructure design experience related to area of expertise and the team’s core duties.
• Developing project management and multi-disciplinary coordination capability.
• Creation and leadership of engineering drawings using AutoCAD; modelling or leading analysis of linear construction using Civil 3D.
• Experience of sustainable drainage design with pipe networks, attenuation systems and culvert modelling software.
• Knowledge of construction materials including on-site testing.
• Ability to apply DMRB and local road standards to assess or develop access solutions.
• Experience in delivering design packages and obtaining statutory or third-party approval.
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge across environmental, geotechnical, structural or related disciplines.

Qualifications

• BEng or MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer of ICE or CIHT or other recognised Institution preferred, or working towards chartership status.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an accredited training provider supporting learning and development from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership and management. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway put you in the driving seat of your career, with support as far as you want to go.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard; we’re happy to discuss flexible working. This is a workplace designed to work for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution. RPS, A Tetra Tech Company.

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries, Tetra Tech is a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. RPS is proud to offer market-leading development and project opportunities to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

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