Senior Design Estimating Engineer

REF: SDEE2024

Location: Trowbridge/ Southern region

Closing Date: 31st July 2024

Reporting to the Design / Estimating Manager, this role provides much diversity, undertaking design and estimating elements of the piling, foundations and ground improvement techniques ensuring compliance with the company management system and alignment with the business strategy.   The successful candidate will:- Have appropriate design and estimating experience and be conversant in the design of bearing piles, tension piles, laterally loaded piles and embedded retaining walls. Pile / foundation design experience will ideally cover driven piles, cast in-situ piles, mini piles / restricted access piles and ground improvement techniques. Work within teams to develop safe and cost-effective engineering solutions that meet the needs of our clients, ensuring that all relevant technical, health, safety and environmental standards are satisfied and provide technical support on complex and challenging projects / schemes both at pre-construction and operational delivery stage. Liaise with external approving authorities and Engineers as required. Support & mentor less experienced members of the team. Engage with technical stakeholders to develop and maintain relationships with Clients and Consultants. The role will cover all aspects of the Area piling work winning activities with a certain level of autonomy (depending on experience), in respect of pile design and technical sales. Technical support and sales across a variety of foundation solution techniques, and liaison with other Areas will be required in terms of market intelligence, pricing levels and research & development.   The role holder will assist with the management of incoming enquiries, including assessment and prioritisation of opportunities, development of appropriate bid / win strategies and management of estimates / client interactions / negotiations through to project award.   A relevant engineering degree or bias towards geotechnical engineering/ geology and Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status is preferable. We are an equal opportunities employer.