Principal Civil Technician

Posted a week ago by Strata Construction Consulting UK Ltd

Remote job
Location:
Glasgow
Salary/Rate:
£49,000 - £55,000/annum

This consultancy provides a full range of services through their specialist Chartered & Incorporated Consulting Engineers, Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Geo-environmental Engineers, and Transport Engineers.

This position provides an opportunity for the right candidate to work on a wide variety of interesting projects in providing our services to our clients in Network Rail, Train Operating Companies and Railway Contractors.

The role:

  • To prepare engineering drawings for Rail Projects.
  • Brief and supervise Junior Technicians.
  • Check drawings prepared by others.
  • To assist other staff in managing the design team.
  • To liaise and communicate with external professionals.
  • To represent the company at meetings and in writing.
  • To attend site to carry out measured surveys to gather information to enable the production of drawings suitable for Rail submissions.
  • To comply with the requirements of the their Quality Assurance system and other policy documents.
  • Maintain currency with industry standards and advancements in Revit software and BIM methodologies.
  • To maintain their own professional development
  • Promote our rail sector services both within and external to them.
  • Preparation of railway submissions in accordance with NR/L2/CIV/003 and the relevant Network Rail Company Standards.
  • Liaise and communicate with clients and external agencies i.e. Network Rail,
  • Represent the company at meetings and in writing when required and attend site to undertake surveys and inspections.
  • Assist in the production of fee proposals where required
  • Experience in participating in IDC meetings and assisting with responding to and closing out DRN comments is desirable but not essential

What you need to succeed:

  • HNC/HND or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction, or related fields.
  • 4-7 years in a relevant field, with a high level of proficiency in AutoCAD (minimum 5 years) and advanced proficiency in Revit (3-5 years).
  • Conversant with Network Rail Company Standards and Railway Group Standards.
  • Strong knowledge of construction techniques, and software tools such as AutoCAD, and Revit. Knowledge of Navisworks, Manage Recap and Dynamo is advantageous.
  • Good knowledge of typical Rail Infrastructure
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to manage own workload within agreed time scale.
  • Present a professional image to all visitors, external professional, clients, and staff.
  • PTS & DCCR certification preferred. Training will be given to the right candidate if required.
Type:
Permanent
Contract Length:
N/A
Job Reference:
AH/PCT/GLASGOW_1720446774
Job ID:
221964447
Applications:
Less than 10

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