Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want the opportunity to work on a broad range of fluvial and coastal flood risk management projects, utilising your technical skills and experience to help support our clients with the development of their projects? This role will provide you with this opportunity whilst working within a market leading climate resilience team.
Job role:
We require an enthusiastic, optimistic, conscientious and talented senior engineer with excellent communication skills and technical ability. The candidate will need to be an efficient worker, enjoy the opportunities of a growth-orientated environment and must be able to work in a team and independently. The role will require close working with members of the various climate resilience teams across the UK and in Europe, as well as with staff across other Business Lines.
The candidate will be responsible for the delivery of coastal and flood defence projects ranging from feasibility to appraisal studies, outline design, detailed design and support during construction. It is likely that the candidate will be working and supporting on several projects simultaneously.
The successful senior engineer candidate will be expected to:
Below are a number of projects that we have recently been or are currently involved in and provides a flavour of the type of projects you could get involved in as Senior Engineer:
Southsea coastal scheme – we are the lead designer for the prestigious, 4.5km-long Southsea coastal defence scheme in Portsmouth worth more than £160 million. The scheme is the UK’s largest Local Authority led coastal defence scheme and is being delivered as part of an integrated delivery team between Royal HaskoningDHV, Volker Stevin Boskalis Westminster (as lead contractor) and Coastal Partners (as client). New amenity, landscape and public realm features are included to deliver a once in a generation project that brings multiple benefits above and beyond a standard coastal defence scheme. Click here for more information: Southsea Coastal Scheme | Royal HaskoningDHV
Holme Sluice fish pass – Holme Sluices spans the full width of the River Trent to the south of Nottingham and was built in the 1950s as part of a large scale flood defence scheme. It is a major Environment Agency operational structure that helps to protect Nottingham from flooding and controls river levels upstream. It is the largest barrier to the natural migration of fish in the Midlands. We are delivering the detailed design and are providing construction support for the biggest fish pass in the country which is currently being delivered in collaboration with the Environment Agency.
Bacton to Walcott sand scaping scheme - We supported the Bacton Gas Terminal operators and North Norfolk District Council in developing the detailed design of coast protection measures for the terminal and providing additional benefits to the downdrift village communities of Bacton, Walcott and Ostend. We developed the preferred Sandscaping scheme through to detailed design, using an iterative design process to help the client group to make an informed decision about the shape, volume and sediment size of the scheme. Click here for more information: A UK first sandscaping in Bacton Norfolk |Royal HaskoningDHV | Royal HaskoningDHV
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You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life, including part time options.
Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.
Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.
Brighton, Peterborough, Newcastle, or Leeds.
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