Civil / Water Resource Engineer at AIM Consultants

Responsibilities

• Designing overall schemes, such as flood defence programmes, and associated structures, such as pumping stations, pipeline, pipework/distribution and earthworks (the scale of the design may range from an initial outline to a full, detailed design);
• Supporting other project managers and directors within the business and across the wider market;
• Keeping up to date with environmental matters, and being aware of policy and developments in this area;
• Presenting technical data or project results to both technical and non-technical clients and colleagues;
• Monitoring the progress of projects from beginning to end – from the feasibility stage, to design through to construction and handover – or supervising one section of a large project;
• Controlling budgets at project level;
• Administering contracts and ensuring that work is completed to deadline;
• Using computer simulations to analyse, for example, potential dam failure;
• devising flood defence strategies, perhaps including river and flood plain modelling, economic studies and consultation with affected people;
• Monitoring flood levels at times of high risk.
• Understand or design Rural untarred roads within the Irrigation scheme

Educational Requirements

• B.Sc in Civil Engineering and preferably MSc in Water related studies
• 10 years work experience.
• Should be conversant with relevant national laws.
• Post graduate qualification and or membership of a professional body will be an added advantage.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in similar projects.

Skills and Competences:

• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Listening Skills
• Strong Mathematical Skills