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Job Description for the Role of Associate - Civils

Reporting to: Team Leader

Experience Required: 8+years minimum in buildings and related infrastructure and master-planning.

Highways related experience beneficial. Chartered Engineer.

General Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the Civil Engineering team

• Promoting learning from successes and problems within the group and across the firm

• The development and/or implementation of plans for the longer term benefit to the office/group,

business/firm

• Setting and meeting agreed budgets

• Financial performance in specified areas. (e.g. healthy profit / cash flow)

• Accountable for meeting agreed deadlines

• Represents the company/the group/ office/discipline at internal and external meetings

• Responsible and accountable for client/customer relations

• Executes responsibilities as outlined in the firm’s Management System

Discipline Responsibilities:

• Drainage design to schemes in an Urban or Greenfield setting including sustainable urban drainage

and hydraulic modelling.

• Expert knowledge of Section 102 and 104 adoptions, 106 connection application and 185

diversion works.

• Negotiating with Statutory bodies including The Environment Agency on hydraulic matters

pertaining to the development.

• Detailed experience in compiling Code for Sustainable Homes, Breeam and CEEQUAL code

assessments.

• An in depth knowledge of:

o Sewers for Adoption 8th edition (SFA8th)

o NPPF (Planning Policy)

o SuDS Manual

o Approved Document H

• Highway infrastructure design and adoption with particular attention to levels and drainage.

• Negotiating with the Council Highway agencies on highway issues pertaining to the development.

• An in depth knowledge of:

o Section 38 adoption and 278 works.

o Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB)

o BS 7533

o Road markings and Signage

• Direct and supervise other Designers/Drafters activities as required

• Experience with using Micro-Drainage, AutoCAD Civils 3D, AutoCAD.

• Use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment for simulation purposes

and to prepare engineering design documents

• Provide drawing for own designs and produce sketches to incorporate in drawings by

Designers/Drafters

• Undertake liaison and coordination with other designers, including architects, and other engineers

to agree on safe designs and their fit with the aesthetic and concept of the construction

• Undertake liaison with construction contractors to maintain the principles of the design in the

works that are carried out

• Demonstrate capability and experience in managing and performing projects in a fast paced

environment