Senior Civil/Structural Maritime Engineer

Job Profile

My client is a multinational consultancy who due to additional project wins are looking for a chartered maritime civil engineer to join their growing maritime team in Glasgow. They provide advisory, project management, design and supervisory services to a range of private and public sector clients on a variety of ports and coastal projects.

You will be joining a well established team who offer a friendly working environment and are very employee focused.
 

Recent and current projects include refurbishment and upgrade of linkspans, pier refurbishment works, breakwater works, STAG and OBC studies for new ferry terminals and ferries, long sea outfalls, cooling water intake and outfall systems and redevelopment of a former shipyard site together with general port and coastal engineering.

In your role you are likely to contribute to the delivery of a number projects concurrently and in doing so, you will be required to plan your work in a structured manner and collaborate with colleagues in addressing the peaks and troughs in resource demand taking account of priorities on their projects as well as your own.
 

Additionally, you’ll contribute to bidding and winning work using your knowledge of clients and your understanding of the technical requirements and risks associated with the prospects. In addition to this, you will also assist with the calculation of fees, taking account of commercial risks and opportunities.

Candidate Specification

• Degree qualified and a chartered member of a relevant institution e.g. MICE or ISTRUCTE
• Experience of the design of port and maritime facilities;
• Experienced in the preparation of specifications and contract documentation;
• Good communication skills, both verbally and in written/reporting work;
• Experience in commission management and leading design teams preferable but not essential;
• Knowledge of and some experience of contract administration beneficial;
• Experience of the design of coastal structures beneficial;
• A successful history of undertaking client facing roles

Personal skills and attributes

• Ability to contribute to project teams and work well collaboratively, both internally and with clients and external partners;
• Willingness to mentor, manage and develop the skills of other members of the team;
• Enthusiasm and aptitude at dealing with interfaces, including technical, commercial / contractual, and personal / stakeholder;
• A good communicator verbally, and precise and clear in written / reporting work
• Well organised, with strong planning and management skills.