Lead Engineer
You will work with an experienced and innovative team of Engineers and Project Managers, as well as gain experience working with our clients / contractor partners to solve their most challenging problems. We want you to be empowered to deliver the boldest solutions for everyday living.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for designing all aspects of Drainage design for Highways and Urban development projects. Exposure to Aviation Drainage is an added advantage.
- Application of hydraulics and hydrology, to required design standards, local authority stipulations and Health and safety requirements from conceptual stages through all phases of pre- and post-contract activities.
- Technical responsibility to check and review the work of junior team members.
- Proficiency in highway and drainage proprietary design software such as Microdrainage, Sewergems, C3D, ORD, 12D, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.Working knowledge of common data environment such as ProjectWise or BIM360.
- To participate in all reviews for due diligence, to engage with clients, stake holders in regular team meetings, ECI (Early Contractor Involvement), Interdisciplinary clash detection and design workshops at every stage of design.
- Have clear knowledge of work procedures, best practices, and ability to brief project team, lead them to complete the project to time, cost, quality, and client requirement.
- Conduct a high-level review of the design documents (drawings & specifications) to assess compliance with Standards, Design Requirements, and the approved programmed criteria.
- Conduct design meetings with the project team regularly to assess design progress and quality.
- Training and mentoring junior staff.
- Line management responsibilities.
- Responsibility for ensuring staff are effectively resourced onto projects.
- Identifying skills gaps and growing the capability of the team.
- Bachelor’s / master’s degree in civil engineering / Hydraulics / Water Resource Engineering
- Chartered / Professional accreditation preferable.
- 10 to 15 years of extensive and demonstrated experience intechnical drainage designs forHighway/Rail/infrastructure drainage schemes, design reviews, and delivery models.
Do not meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Jacobs, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align with every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
