Senior Civil Engineer

*** To be considered for this role, please ensure that you apply directly to www.bdp.com/careers ***

About the role

We are seeking a senior civil engineer who wants the opportunity to apply their creative skills on challenging, high-profile projects in our stimulating, inter-disciplinary design studio in Bristol. You will have a unique opportunity to work on infrastructure designs (roads and drainage) associated with building and landscape projects. The position is to lead civil engineering the team within the Bristol studio, with the successful candidate assisting in the development and growth of the team.

About you

You will be an engineer with a strong academic record and 2 years post-charter experience gained working on challenging projects. You will be able to demonstrate excellent technical aptitude supplemented by outstanding IT skills. You will enjoy expressing creative ideas through sketching and will be able to communicate effectively to build firm working relationships with architects, engineers, clients, and contractors. You will demonstrate the ability to take the lead on technical issues and have a collaborative team-working style. You have ambition to develop yourself and your team.

This is a unique opportunity to develop your career at one of the UK’s leading interdisciplinary building design practices.

Key responsibilities

The role will include, but not be limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Design of projects from the concept stage through to the construction stage
• Mentoring of junior team members
• Development of client relationships
• Assisting directors in seeking out and securing new opportunities
• Developing good relationships with professions across BDP

Your knowledge, experience, and education

You will have proven experience in a similar design consultancy, and preferably, experience of working on site as a site/resident engineer.

You will have a minimum of 2 years relevant post qualification (MICE) experience and good knowledge and experience of the following areas of civil engineering design:

• Drainage schemes associated with buildings, highways, public realm and landscape projects
• Highway and pavement design associated with building projects
• Undertaking of designs for section 38, 278 and 104 agreements
• Ground modelling
• Masterplanning
• Assessment of flood risk

You will have a good knowledge of civil engineering construction principles and standards

You will have strong practical knowledge of Civils 3D, PDS, AutoCAD and WINDES and be confident in your knowledge of relevant design standards and legislation.

Your personal skills

• Being highly motivated and passionate about delivering projects to time, budget, and quality
• Being organized and methodical with particular attention to detail
• Having the ability to prioritize tasks and work to tight deadlines under pressure
• Having a pragmatic approach and possess strong problem-solving techniques
• Being commercially aware
• Having strong interpersonal skills, able to build relationships at all levels with clients and employees alike and across all professional disciplines
• Being able to manage Client expectations
• Having excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with an ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy

About us

BDP is an international, award winning, interdisciplinary design studio that offers an excellent opportunity for your personal and career development. We also offer an attractive remuneration package that includes a competitive salary, flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, and contribution towards professional subscriptions.

Our engineering studio is vibrant. We offer leading thinking and inspirational solutions in the field of civil engineering. Our aspiration as engineers is use our ideas to help shape design rather than simply deliver an architect-led solution. We design with maximum value for our clients and minimum impact on the planet.

BDP offers

BDP offers a great opportunity for your personal development with exposure to the full range of our skills and expertise, as well as an attractive remuneration package that includes a competitive salary, flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, contribution towards professional subscriptions, a stimulating working environment and excellent prospects for career advancement.

Benefit Package We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including:

• Help saving for your retirement – BDP provides a Flexible Pension Allowance. You can use a salary sacrifice mechanism for funding towards independent financial advice in relation to your WorkPlace Pension Plan
• Holiday Purchase Scheme where you can buy up to 5 additional days
• Hybrid Working - We embraced a more flexible working future by creating a hybrid culture where everyone can reap the benefits of both studio and home working.
• Private Medical Insurance – we provide access to the Group Private Medical Insurance Scheme (PMI) upon having successfully completed the probation period for staff employees. The cost of employee membership is met wholly by BDP
• Health screening – once every two years with BUPA
• Life Insurance - the cover provided is equivalent to three times basic salary
• Employee Profit Share Scheme – all employees participate automatically in BDP's All Employees Profit Share Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to help incentivise everyone to improve and sustain the profitability of BDP and, as a result, share in cash remuneration additional to basic salary and fixed benefits.
• Wellbeing support – we provide you with 24/7 access to Validium which is an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). You can discover free mental health coaching, Debt/Finance and Legal advice through Validium
• Awesome career opportunities - you will have support from your Line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• Eye Care
• Professional Subscription
• Long Service Awards
• SMART Drive and Smart Cycle to Work scheme
• Gym Discounts

To apply

To apply for a role please visit Vacancies - BDP.com and click on the apply button below the vacancy. You will then need to complete the online application form, please ensure that you attach an up-to-date CV with a cover letter (