Senior Civil Engineer

Job Title Senior Civil/Infrastructure Engineer
Contract Type: Permanent 
Location: London / Wimbledon
Reporting to: Associate / Associate Director
People Responsibility: Design and Graduate Engineers
Hours: 37.5

About Elliott Wood 

We are Engineers who deliver on better. Driven by strategic consultancy with creative and technical problem-solving, we act as originators, advisors and doers for the infrastructureand built environment sectors. We inspire clients and organisations to think differently about their spaces – not just aesthetically and commercially – but for the benefit of the planet and people who use them every day.

Focus on Masterplanning development and Enabling Works projects across all sectors to include Regeneration, Infrastructure, Education, Health, Industrial, Aviation and 
Recreational. Develop masterplans for submission to planning and Enabling Works site preparation for new Site Wide and Plot developments.

Undertake Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), Surface and Foul Water Drainage Strategies and Design, Sustainable Urban Design Solutions (Blue/Green Roofs, Retention Basins, Rain Harvesting, Swales etc.) – for plot, public realm and site wide developments, to appropriate local planning policies and guidelines, Part H of the Building Regulations and Sewers for Adoption.

Our Values 

Be brilliant.
1 to go above and beyond. 2 to show outstanding ability no matter the task. 3 to offer unrivalled service. 4 to achieve your full potential. 

Flip it
1 to disrupt routine. 2 to think laterally. 3 to reveal the unseen. 4 to realise unexpected 
benefits.

Step forward
1 to inspire everyone for a better today, tomorrow and future. 2 to embrace diversity and inclusion. 3 to safeguard the wellbeing of yourself and others. 4 to choose well, leaving a positive footprint on our shared world. 

Primary focus of role
General:

• Proactively motivate project teams to deliver optimised and sustainable design and construction solutions
• Assist in the preparation of tenders/bids and fee proposals to capitalise on work winning opportunities
• Prepare project fee forecasts and projections
• Project financial management to include cost control and invoicing
• Commercial governance of projects to include commercial, financial and risk management
• Coach and mentor Design/Graduate Engineers in their Professional 
• Development so that they reach their full potential through career development and personal growth
• Identify training (either on-the-job or through suitable courses) for all engineers under your direction.
• Supervise engineers under your direction and offer pro-active advice in relation to problem solving issues.
• Work alongside senior team members to drive projects forward
• Compliance with and overseeing implementation of Health and Safety policies and procedures to include CDM Regulations 2015
• Technical governance of projects in compliance with EW IMS quality processes and procedures (ISO 9001 and 14001)
• Prepare and present occasional internal seminars to EW on either projects, technical issues or other issues

Projects

• Provide Leadership and Project Manage all projects you are 
responsible for, ensuring exemplary service always provided to clients
• Undertake resource management to ensure your projects have 
appropriately skilled resources assigned to them
• Client liaison in conjunction with the client project team to include 
but not limited to:
o Ensure client requirements are clearly understood by all EW
employees involved on the 
project.
o Ensure that the client’s requirements are met.
o Identify changes in the client’s requirements as may occur 
during the project, which incur scope and programme 
changes, and result in additional works (redesign / abortive 
works / production information
• Undertaking project coordination and represent EW company at 
Client meetings
• Liaise with Clients project team to include Architects, Landscape 
Architects, Transport Planning, Mechanical & Electrical and other 
professionals whilst carrying out duties and always represent EW in a 
professional and courteous way
• Project forecasting in terms of cost, revenue, and invoicing (to include 
Direct Costs).
• Compile project invoices for review and approve of those compiled by 
team members.
• Assist with negotiation of fee variations with clients and review 
variations prepared by team members you are responsible for.
• Oversee project cost control by team members and ensure within 
agreed budgets

• Report project status and financial health to Associate and Team 
Director at frequencies determined by the Director
• Assist Financial Director debtor collection on projects.
• Ensure EW Compliance and oversee implementation of Quality Systems on projects

Key Responsibilitie

• Undertake design of roads/access roads to Local Design Standards, Manual for Streets (MfS) and DMRB
• Undertake Geometric Design using Civil 3D, clash detections using Navisworks and visualisations using Infraworks.
• Liaise with Local and Highway Authorities to obtain Technical Approvals S38/278
• Car Park and hardstanding construction design
• Undertake Earthworks Geometric Design and Cut/Fill Analysis
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments across Flood Zones 1, 2 & 3.
• •Underground drainage design for projects ranging from ‘one off’ domestic houses with pumped basement drainage through to largesite wide developments. Pre-planning application, drainagestrategy and infrastructure advice.
• Storm & foul water attenuation design
• Undertake SUDS , design and implementation of solutions across all the stages of the project lifecycle.
• Develop concept design and detailed design philosophy for utilities spacial planning, service diversions and abandonments for roads and public realm.
• Undertake Signs and Lines design and Vehicle Tracking.
• Preparation of reports to support planning applications and design stage deliverables

Software:
Competent in Infodrainage, Microdrainage, Civils 3D/AutoCAD, Key Signs
and Lines, Vehicle tracking, Navisworks. Infraworks preferable.

Social and or environmental objective for this role: 

Contributing and aligning with the company ESG strategies and initiatives. 
Ensuring any positive impacts are called out for the company to acknowledge.