Superb opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join a highly successful, reputable, and growing organisation where your commitment and achievements will be appreciated and rewarded.
Operating across multiple branches in the UK, Crouch Waterfall is a forward thinking Civil, Structural, Geotechnical and M&E Engineering Consultancy. You will be working on structural designs and assessments in a wide variety of forms, materials, and sectors. Established since 1981, the business has enjoyed steady growth driven by a committed and highly skilled workforce of 120 employees.
Our Cardiff team has experienced remarkable growth over the past three years, expanding from just four engineers and technicians to a team of 20 highly qualified members. The Cardiff office now encompasses all four departments offered by the company, delivering a comprehensive range of services.
During this period, the team has successfully designed and delivered a variety of exciting projects, including the Roof Walk experience at the Principality Stadium, the Tidal Defence Gate design for the town of Truro, and a 50m Steel Tower providing access to the Sudbrook shaft tunnel on the River Severn. Additionally, our expertise extends to footbridge design, such as Devils Footbridge and Seven Sisters Footbridge, as well as the refurbishment of listed structures such as Llanbradach Station Footbridge.
Our team has also contributed to major scaffold designs for Hinkley Point C and undertaken diverse projects involving brickwork bridges and buildings, structural assessments and design of concrete structures and buildings, repair of timber canopies and use of innovative materials such as GRP.
The Senior Engineer role
As a Senior Engineer, you’ll join a close-knit team based within a welcoming and relaxed office, working with other Engineers and Technicians across a wide variety of schemes including bridges, structures and temporary works, within rail, nuclear and building sectors.
Your duties will include, although not be limited to:
- Working within a team of Engineers and Technicians, including mentoring junior members
- Designing civil & structural schemes and checking designs prepared by others, including producing detailed calculations by hand and through computer models.
- Carrying out inspections, site surveys and assessments of structures and preparing reports
- Taking ownership of own projects across structures, bridges, rail and complex temporary works
- Preparing and managing project programmes, workload and resources
- Liaising with clients to verify project scope and ensure deliverables
What will I receive in return?
As a Senior Engineer, you would receive a salary in the region of £40,000 to £50,000 - level dependent on experience, plus a range of attractive benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off, with option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
- Company performance-related bonus scheme
- Matched pension scheme of up to 5%
- Private Healthcare Schemes / Cycle to Work Scheme / Electric Car Scheme
- Relaxed and comfortable working environment
You’ll be employed on a permanent contract, working 40 hours per week. There is flexibility with start and finish times available however, the core working hours are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm.
What will I need to be considered for this Engineer vacancy?
To be considered for this Civil Engineer role the following experience is preferable - qualifications, skills, knowledge and attributes;
- Relevant Civil or Structural Engineering degree
- Working towards Chartership (ICE or IStructE)
- Experience within the UK industry; preferably with Eurocode and Highway standards
- Strong technical knowledge within assessment and design including inspections, calculations and analysis of existing structures and new-build design development
- Experience of structural engineering software such as Tedds, Robot Structures, Midas or similar FEM analysis software, and have experience working within a 3D design environment.
- Client focused approach with effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Full driving licence and own transport
- Full and independent right to work in the UK
