Engineer / Chartered Engineer

We are currently seeking a Engineer/Chartered Engineer to join our Bridges and Civils team within our Transportation Practice, based in Epsom. The successful candidate will support our team working on a number of exciting, high-profile multi-disciplinary projects and frameworks in the local teams and the wider UK, including major highways improvement schemes (e.g. Connect Plus Services/M25 DBFO), local authority schemes (e.g. Surrey County Council, Cambridgeshire PSC, Buckinghamshire CC PSC and more!), as well as potentially international schemes including in Middle East. Using your people, technical and delivery skills, you will be responsible for delivering a variety of civil and structural design packages and projects for new highway schemes, maintenance and assessment works. Your duties will include the management of both individual design packages and entire projects, supporting project resourcing and financial control to ensure our schemes are delivered profitably, to programme and in accordance with Atkins’ quality assurance systems.

You will have a background in civil engineering design and experience of delivery of single and multi-disciplinary projects within highway and local authority environments. You will ideally be familiar with working on projects at varying stages of development from feasibility to detailed design.

Qualifications:

• BEng / MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Approaching or recently obtained Chartered status and membership of the ICE or IStructE.

Expected Criteria:

The role will be varied, requiring a balance of relevant industry experience, technical ability, communication and stakeholder management skills. Expected criteria are:

• Experience of working with key clients such as National Highways, Local Authorities and/or major Contractors.
• Good understanding of relevant design standards (e.g. DRMB, TSRGD, MCHW, Eurocodes and those of National Highways and Manual for Streets). Additional AASHTO experience would be beneficial.
• Practical knowledge and experience of bridge design, maintenance, and assessment.
• Ability to undertake technical work independently.
• Experience of grillage, space frame and finite element analysis software packages.
• LUSAS, MIDAS, SuperStress and/or Autodesk Structural Bridge Design.
• Experience of grillage, space frame and finite element analysis software packages, such as LUSAS, MIDAS, SuperStress and/or Autodesk Structural Bridge Design.
• Good project management skills, commercial awareness, financial control and ability to deliver across a range of contract types. This will include an ability to manage stakeholders, e.g. specialist suppliers, independent checkers and local authorities.
• Ability to support bids and tenders.
• Sound interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to converse with a wide range of Clients and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• We recognise that particularly early in your career, your experience might not fit these criteria exactly, but if you have a desire to develop, we’re still keen to hear from you.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis? 

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same. 

Security clearance: 

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. 

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