Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Civil Engineer (Maritime) role at Haskoning. This role offers the opportunity to join a growing team with potential career progression and a focus on defence facilities.

Following continued success within the defence and South West region, Royal HaskoningDHV plans to expand the Exeter team through growth of the maritime business. The South West offers attractive opportunities for maritime engineers across disciplines, with an emphasis on work–life balance.

About Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Through expertise and passion, we contribute to a better society with sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading in sustainable development and innovation. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer: we drive diversity and inclusion across all dimensions and celebrate individual differences. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and customers.

About Our Maritime Business

Our Maritime team are at the forefront of innovative maritime planning, design and development. We are multi-disciplinary experts working on international projects to create successful ports and maritime infrastructure worldwide. We provide expert commercial, technical and operational advice and create master plans across five continents for a wide range of port projects. We are one of the largest and most experienced teams of port planning professionals globally, leading feasibility studies and master plans. From our Maritime offices in Exeter, Newcastle, Liverpool, London and Brighton, we lead the company’s shipyard projects in collaboration with colleagues globally.

Role Context

If you’re a structural/civil marine engineer looking to work on globally significant projects, this role offers a step up in the career ladder. It provides exposure to local and global projects while working with leading professionals in the Shipyard sector. While the Exeter team’s key focus is defence and nuclear within the maritime sector, this is not a pre-requisite or only area of the business.

This role is part of the Exeter team growth and we offer remote working opportunities and flexible or part-time arrangements as discussed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and analysis for maritime structures from concept to detailed design
• Collect and collate design data
• Carry out inspections and surveys
• Produce design calculations and review calculations produced by others
• Produce outline models, drawings and CAD details (Revit environment preferred; detailed drafting/modelling by modellers); check and review prior to issue
• Prepare draft Bills of Quantities, contract documents and specifications
• Prepare reports and presentations
• Undertake engineering analyses and reporting
• Provide engineering judgement and advice; contribute to study reports
• Manage and direct more junior staff
• Coach junior staff in technical matters
• Autonomy and responsibility to work on the projects you find interesting

Qualifications and Skills

• Analytical ability to independently undertake design and analysis with support for complex tasks
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; comfortable presenting to team members, clients and stakeholders
• Client orientation with a professional client-facing approach
• Conceptual ability to take designs from concept to ready-for-construction
• Problem solving with the ability to think laterally and develop solutions
• Relationship building; ability to build networks and act as a trusted advisor to clients
• Personable; approachable, relatable and empathetic
• Civil or Structural Engineering degree (or equivalent)
• Chartered member of a relevant institution (e.g., CEng MICE or CEng MIStructE) or working towards
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Professional experience in heavy civils projects
• Experience in reinforced concrete design and finite element analysis desirable but not essential
• Retaining wall and piling design experience desirable but not essential
• Willing to travel occasionally throughout the UK and overseas

Note: Even if you do not meet all of the role requirements, we encourage you to apply. We value applications from a range of backgrounds—please highlight additional skills you could bring to the role.

What we can offer you

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. Join us to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise and be part of an open network where you’re connected with bright minds and technology. You can look forward to career development opportunities, flexible working models, and support for balancing family and work life.

Location

South West England, with the ability to travel to Exeter and Plymouth.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Consulting, and Engineering

Industries

• Civil Engineering, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Construction