Senior Structural/Asset/Civils Engineer

Job Description

Are you a Civil Engineer, Asset Engineer or Structural Engineer looking to step into a Senior Technical role Would you like to lead on key business units across Marines, Utilities and Defence sectorsThe Civils and Infrastructure Division at Ford and Stanley are proud to be working with one of the UK’s leading Civil Engineering and Asset Management specialists who are seeking a Senior (Asset/Civils/Structural) Engineer.You will be leading an experienced team of 10 operational staff, with plans to grow this team in the near future.You will be reviewing reports and providing technical input from data received from ‘specialist access’ examinations and inspections across a wide variety of structures & sectors.Effectively, your role would be to act as an Engineering Quality and Compliance Lead on Utilities and Defence projects as well as assisting in other areas (Marine, Rail & Highways) throughout the business. Another aspect of the role will be the continued development and implementation of new technical capabilities, such as 3D Point Cloud Scanning, Lidar, and Concrete testing. This role is a mixture of site based, and office based working, with site work consisting ofsite surveys, inspections and audits, to ensure that quality and H&S standards are met. Your work bank will be incredibly varied – one day they could be visiting clientson an active naval vessel, the next they could be conducting a site audit at a Petro-chem facility.It would be highly advantageous for the successful candidate to either have experience in specialist access, such as confined spaces or Roped-access work, or be comfortable in obtaining these competencies, to provide ‘hands on’ support if required. Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 10 operational staff covering site inspections and examinations
• Offer technical advice and input to clients.
• Carry out occasional site surveys/audits to ensure best practice and that all site operations are undertaken safely, in accordance with client requirements and to the highest quality.
• Provide actions and recommendations based on examination data and reports.
• Manage the quality and compliance within the Utilities and Defence business units.

The OpportunityOur client is the UK’s leading Asset Management and Structural Examinations specialist. Joining this business will give you an unparalleled variety of sectors to work with – as well as working across the Utilities, and Defence sectors, there is occasionalcrossover with the Marine, Rail & Highways Teams, so no two days will be the same!The UD team is primed for growth, and you will have the opportunity to take leadership of a team with a solid reputation in its industry areas.This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking for a varied role, and a step up in responsibility.Also, due to how busy the business unit is at present, they will have the opportunity to earn overtime on top of the salary, meaning there is considerable earning potential for this role.Location:

• South West England – Hybrid working

What’s in it for youSalary: £55,000 per annum + Car allowance - £4,200 + Overtime - up to 1.5x salary (dependant on timings) Package:

• Training and Development – opportunities to develop professionally within employee discipline
• Annual Leave
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Private Health Care
• Laptop
• Iphone
• Ipad

Key criteria:

• Essential - Qualification: degree level in a relevant area, such as Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Marine and Coastal Engineering.
• Essential - Candidates must be Chartered, e.g., ICE or IStructE
• Essential - Candidates must have prior experience conducting / reviewing Structural Inspection reports for the Marine/Utilities sectors.
• Essential - Candidate must hold a valid Manual driving licence, with less than 4 accrued points
• Essential - Previous line management experience
• Essential - Hold various difficult access’ competencies, such as roped access/confined spaces, or have a willingness to obtain them.

About Ford & StanleyFord & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness.Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspectsof recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin,religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.