Senior Engineer - Renewable Infrastructure

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

12/13/2024

We’re proud to have secured several project wins during 2023 as we provide sustainable solutions to our clients’ aspirations. With growing project deliverables and a strong growth strategy for Scotland, we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer (Renewables Energy Infrastructure) to join our team in Edinburgh.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the production of design packages for concept, tender and detailed phases of renewable energy projects relating to;
• Wind, transmission or other renewable energy project infrastructure and access design with consideration of buildability, electrical component standards and environmental constraints
• Concept design for environmental impact assessment purposes
• Bridge and retaining structure geometry considering structural form and flooding levels and co-ordination of structural design
• Catchment assessments, culvert hydraulic design including CAR authorisation
• Develop sustainable drainage concepts and details consulting with EA or SEPA where necessary
• Public highway improvement concepts and detailed design for electrical component delivery including road authority consultation and road construction consent submission
• Co-ordination with other discipline leads for geotechnical and structural design strands to assist in the provision of RPS’ core multi-disciplinary design service covering site investigation, geotechnical assessment of turbine foundations, material reusability, turbine foundation design, bridge design, control building design and construction monitoring and quality assurance
• Management of appropriate multi-disciplinary engineering design projects or design packages and be the client key point of contact
• From design concept to detailed stage actively manage health, safety and environmental hazards. Work with the project team, contractor or developer clients to continually develop own knowledge of project life cycle hazards, risk and mitigation. Effectively communicate residual risk and record significant decisions;
• Implement project management framework procedures and have experience of underlying HSQE principles, statutory requirements and guidance
  
  

Experience

• Relevant postgraduate experience working within a consulting engineering practice or other equivalent organisational structure
• Previous experience as a member or leader of a design team delivering civil infrastructure design packages and assisting the co-ordination of multi-discipline civil infrastructure design for contractor and developer clients
• Experience of onshore wind, the land-based works for offshore wind, renewable energy and infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental / engineering design procedures and construction processes within chosen field of expertise
• Understanding of work winning principles and client relationship management
• Knowledge and competence in the use of Auto Cad and other relevant software packages
  
  

Technical Attributes

• Civil infrastructure design experience relating to own area of expertise and / or the team’s core duties and responsibilities
• Developing project management and multi-disciplinary co-ordination capability
• Creation of / leading the production of engineering drawings using AutoCAD software
• Modelling or leading the analysis of linear type construction using Civils 3D modelling software and geometrical design
• Experience of sustainable drainage design, using pipe network, attenuation system and culvert modelling software
• Knowledge of construction materials including on-site testing
• Experience and ability to apply DMRB and local road standards in order to assess or develop access solutions
• Experience in the delivery of design packages and obtaining statutory or third-party approval
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge relating to environmental, geotechnical, structural or other specialist disciplines
  
  

Qualifications

• BEng, MEng in Civil/Structural Engineering
• Chartered Engineer of ICE or CIHT or other recognised Institution preferred, or working towards chartership status
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. And where you’ll be supported every step of the way. Here is where you come to build a career.

We know we develop better solutions together. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

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