Civil & Marine Project Engineer at Adexen

Responsibilities

• Receive project enquiries and prepare proposals for civil infrastructure consultancy projects (mostly maritime based) while providing technical guidance and administrative support to the team.
• Compile project reports, programmes budgets and forecasts;
• Work hours as required for the project, typically five days / week.
• Adhere to all set deadlines with overall responsibility for the design outputs from the work programmes you have responsibility for.
• Ensure design team deliver required services (drawings, specifications, estimating packs) on time and to cost/quality standards.
• Ensure minimum asset standards are adhered to and design criteria of the client applied to the solutions.
• Undertake the principal designer duties on behalf of the company, ensuring the design teams comply with stated specifications.
• Ensure environmental compliance within the design team, no pollutions or incidents through planned work systems and construction drawings details restrictions and mitigation measures.
• Develop & drive the implementation of the Alliance’s technical efficiency strategies and standard products.
• Ensure technical resources are managed effectively by working with the programme area manager and integrated projects leader to co-ordinate design resource.
• Ensure design teams adopt and make effective use of standard products.
• Ensure required quality checking/approval procedures are carried out.
• Develop simple, effective technical delivery processes to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality.
• Ensure consistency with the other programme areas where appropriate.
• Work with various parties to provide the leadership that will make the technical delivery within the Alliance industry-leading.
• Mentor and develop the design team.
• Escalate any potential issues to the engineering manager before they become problems, and work with them to resolve.
• Provide a short report for the engineering manager to present as a monthly update on technical delivery.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field. Master's Degree will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years experience as a design manager preferably in maritime
• Thorough background in design and management of civil infrastructure consultancy works.
• Ability to lead the design office team responsible for bidding and design of civil infrastructure consultancy works, mostly with a maritime emphasis.
• Ability to lead a small team and providing technical guidance.
• Analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Good leadership and team building skills.