Senior Maritime Civil Engineer

Complete Probe Solutions Inc.; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Engineer in Brighton with 10+ years experience in maritime engineering. The role includes preparing designs, managing projects, and mentoring juniors. Candidates should have a Civil or Structural Engineering background. The position offers hybrid working and support for security clearances. Exceptional communication and analytical skills are required.

Benefits

Flexible working models

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of experience in engineering consultancy.
• Experience in heavy civils and/or structural projects.
• Knowledge of reinforced concrete and structural steel design.

Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and analyses for maritime structures.
• Collect design data and perform inspections.
• Manage and direct junior staff and small projects.

Skills

Analytical Ability

Communication Skills

Client Orientation

Conceptual Ability

Problem Solving

Relationship Building

Responsible Autonomy

Education

Civil or Structural Engineering Degree

Chartered member (CEng MICE or CEng MIStructE)

Job description

About Haskoning

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee‑owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, 'Enhancing Society Together', drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

We offer purpose‑driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise, in o. With over 7,000 employees in more than twenty‑five countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society.

Haskoning is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

About Our Maritime Business

Our global Maritime team are over six hundred strong and are at the forefront of innovative international maritime planning, design, and development. We are multi‑disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports, shipyards, and maritime infrastructure worldwide. We have provided expert commercial, technical and operational advice and created master plans across the five continents for a wide range of port and shipyard projects.

We are one of the largest and most experienced teams of port planning, and shipyard and dry dock professionals and designers globally. We are world leaders in the production of port and shipyard feasibility studies, master plans, and designs. From our Maritime offices across the UK, we lead all the company’s Shipyard projects collaborating with colleagues globally.

Examples of recent projects include the design of a lock for a new port in India, the design of the newest, largest, and most technically advanced shipyard in the Middle East with three dry docks covering an area of over 1,000 hectares, above and below water assessment of a set of dock gates in the North East of England, and providing continuous significant support to our various UK Naval Bases.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Engineer with approximately 10 + years of experience to join an engineering consultancy in a globally recognised Maritime Engineering team based in Brighton or Exeter. This role offers the opportunity to drive our business agenda with a key focus on international shipyards and defence facilities, and to work on globally significant projects.

Applicants should have a Civil or Structural Engineering background. While knowledge of shipyards, drydocks and dock gates is desirable, it is not essential.

The role is part of the growth of our Exeter and Brighton team. We offer hybrid working opportunities and are happy to discuss part‑time working arrangements. Some clients require staff to meet specific government Security Clearances before working on certain documents and projects; this requirement will be met by safety checks paid by the company.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and analyses for maritime and associated structures, from initial concepts through to detailed designs.
• Collect and collate design data.
• Carry out inspections and surveys.
• Produce design calculations, check and review calculations produced by others.
• Produce outline models, drawings, and details for CAD (in Revit environment if you can but detailed drafting/modelling by modellers), check and review these prior to issue.
• Prepare draft Bills of Quantities, Contract Documents and Specifications.
• Prepare reports and presentations.
• Undertake engineering analyses and reporting.
• Provide engineering judgement and advice; contribute to preparation of study reports.
• Manage and direct more junior staff.
• Coach junior staff in technical matters.
• Project Manager for small and medium sized projects.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Analytical Ability – independently undertake design and analysis work with support from senior engineers for complex tasks.
• Communication Skills – clearly articulate orally and in writing the reasons behind your decisions. Confident presenting to team members, clients, and stakeholders.
• Client Orientation – understands the importance of the client's perception of the organization. Maintains a professional client‑facing approach.
• Conceptual Ability – capable of undertaking design from concept to ready for construction.
• Problem Solving – think laterally and develop solutions to problems with others and on your own.
• Relationship Building – builds a network within the immediate team, and the wider organization, and can be a trusted advisor to our clients.
• Personable, approachable, relatable, and empathetic.
• Responsible Autonomy – autonomy and responsibility to work without supervision.
• Civil or Structural Engineering Degree (or equivalent).
• Chartered member of a relevant institution, e.g. CEng MICE or CEng MIStructE or working towards.
• Experience in heavy civils and/or structural projects.
• Experience in reinforced concrete design, structural steel design, and finite element analysis.
• Retaining wall and piling design experience desirable but not essential.
• Willing to travel occasionally throughout the UK and overseas.

Even if you feel you do not meet all the role requirements described above, please still apply. We value applications from a range of backgrounds – so please highlight additional skills you could bring to the role.

What We Can Offer You

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That is how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you are connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies. Join us! We also recently won the New Civil Engineer Award for the Best Place to Work (Large Consulting Firm), in recognition of our commitment to creating a supportive and flexible work environment.

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life.

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Location

Brighton and Exeter

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Civil Engineering

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