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As part of a global drainage delivery team, you will play a key role in delivering transportation drainage design services throughout all stages of project development on multi-disciplinary projects.
Responsibilities
- Providing deliverables and solutions to drainage elements on schemes and problems
- Production and review of feasibility studies, technical reports, detailed designs and production of contract documents across a variety of projects
- Reporting of progress
- Liaising with clients, stakeholders and other disciplines
- Help seek innovative solutions in achieving best value in delivering our services;
- Working with other Jacobs offices in a multi office delivery environment
- Assist in the estimation of works costs and bidding of new works
- Support to undertake CDM responsibilities under role of Designer.
- Report on progress on a regular basis and forecast progress and costs including preparation of designs, reports, specifications, and other deliverables for their schemes.
- Ensure Jacobs quality systems are being actively employed.
- A degree in Civil Engineering or similar discipline
- Membership of an appropriate professional institution and working towards Chartered or Incorporated status
- Knowledge of H&S legislation
- Ability using drainage modelling software and tools
- Experience of delivering at variety of scheme stages for drainage and/or transportation projects
- Confident with proven interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate and well written reports
- Understanding of DMRB and/or UK rail standards, SuDS Manual and other standards and areas not covered by standards in related to area of expertise.
- Minimum 3 years post qualification experience in design of highway or other drainage system
- Ability to develop relationships and trust at all levels of the organisation and with Clients.
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