Principal Civil Engineer - Water

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Description
Principal Engineer
At Arcadis, we never lose sight of what’s most important. Because we look beyond our projects and programmes and you’ll see it’s about human stories. From remaking public spaces that bring people together, to making cities easier to navigate, we’re focused on making an impact where it matters most - and improving quality of life.

It’s a shared goal amongst 27,000 Arcadians. And one we can only achieve by working together and applying our skills and expertise across design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. It’s how we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. And how we’ll deliver exceptional results, today and tomorrow.

Job Description
Arcadis’s UK Water Design & Engineering team is hiring a Principal Civil Engineer to join their HS2 Utilities Diversion design team.

At Arcadis, you’ll have the opportunity to define your career and create some of the world’s most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces. Generating and processing enough energy and water to meet the demands of rapid urbanization and population growth is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. We pride ourselves on the challenges we tackle - they’re complex, important and demand outstanding teamwork. It’s why we value collaboration, bringing talented people together to share ideas and deliver cutting-edge solutions and by joining our team you’ll find opportunities to transform your world, too.

This role is associated with the Detailed Design of utility diversion works for the HS2 project as part of the ASC design joint venture, for the EKFB constructor joint venture. Role inputs include Design leadership and Design Team coordination for a core-team of utilities engineers, other multi-discipline co-ordination and the liaison with and reporting into the EKFB joint venture.

This exciting and challenging role represents a significant opportunity for the right person to showcase their Technical, Project Co-ordination and People Management skills, to get involved with the UK’s largest Infrastructure project (HS2) and to join the growing Arcadis UK Water Design & Engineering team.
Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or suitable alternative qualification
• Chartered Engineer status - MICE, MCIWEM or suitable alternative professional qualification
• Good motivation, influencing and people management skills
• Knowledge and experience of BIM led design and Civils 3D
• Good working knowledge and understanding of the applicable British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice and Water Specifications
• Experience
• Design management roles on large multi-disciplinary projects
• Multi-utility design and co-ordination, NJUG/Street Works UK, NRSWA, third party consents & approvals
• Recent Design & Build experience working closely with civil contractors, process contractors and their supply chains
• Experience of HS2 systems would be an advantage, but not essential

Key Responsibilities

• Liaison with EKFB utilities and construction teams
• Co-ordination with ASC project management and technical disciplines across the HS2 project
• Involvement with third party liaison and consents (i.e. Network Rail, highway and planning authorities, local councils, Environment Agency, etc.)
• Technical support and reviews for the team
• Review of Design Calculations, Reports and Detailed Design Drawings and other construction ready information

Why Arcadis?
At Arcadis, you’ll have the opportunity to build the career that’s right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it’s why we’ll take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions. Wherever you join us, you can look forward to a competitive reward package that includes an attractive starting salary, opportunities for career development and being part of a sociable community. We have a performance-related bonus scheme and an employee recognition scheme. Other benefits include membership fees to join your relevant professional body, employer contribution pension scheme, flexible working and a flexible holiday scheme.

We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams- Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or suitable alternative qualification,
• Chartered Engineer status - MICE, MCIWEM or suitable alternative professional qualification,