Civil Structural Engineer

Job Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make a difference somewhere else.

Please note this position is full-time permanent.

The position

The Civil Structural Engineer provides both structural and civil engineering support to all markets within the RES Group, with a focus on maximising value, reducing cost and managing risk. A key activity performed by the Civil Structural Engineer is the design of wind turbine foundations, solar piles and small structures, for projects across USA, Canada and Europe. This role also provides vital engineering support to operational sites for the maintenance and upgrade of assets, and general civil engineering input into the development of wind, solar, battery energy storage and green hydrogen projects. This includes support for the layout design process, identification and mitigation of project risks and delivery of discrete elements of detailed design, along with interfacing with project stakeholders and consultants, and technical review of contractor designs or ad-hoc technical/regulatory advice.

Organisational Context

The Civil Structural Engineer reports to the Civil/ Structural Engineering Manager, within the Group Civil Engineering team, which provides engineering support to all RES Regional Businesses across all phases of low carbon projects. Additionally, the Civil Structural Engineer supports project teams across all RES regions by providing advice, review and design services, and promoting consistent best practice in civil/ structural engineering and design.

Accountabilities

The Civil Structural Engineer has responsibility to:

• Design wind turbine foundations (both gravity base and rock anchor), using a combination of first principals calculations and FEA software.
• Design solar pile foundations.
• Provide review and feedback to designs produced by others.
• Ensure code compliance, in particular CSA in Canada, ACI in USA, and Eurocode in Europe.
• Identify and help manage project risks through early-stage engineering review and input.
• Coordinate specialist inputs, such as surveys, geotechnical work, and other engineering discipline design, required to inform engineering decisions.
• Provide practical engineering advice to project teams on matters affecting safety, quality, cost, and programme during project development.
• Review third party engineering deliverables for accuracy and consistency.
• Develop efficient and cost-effective design solutions and propose process improvements where applicable.
• Promote consistent practices across projects by applying established processes, guidance and best practice.

Knowledge

• Structural engineering - wind turbine foundation and/or solar pile design experience would be an advantage.
• General civil engineering principles as they affect project development.
• Relevant engineering codes (Eurocodes, ACI and/or CSA) - appreciation of more than one code would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of UK CDM Regulations 2015 or Irish Construction Regulations 2013.
• Understanding of cross-functional project requirements and priorities - broad appreciation of renewable energy technologies and projects (development, construction and/or operation) would be an advantage.

Skills

• Commercial awareness relating to contract compliance, cost control and relative value of engineering solutions.
• Good time management skills to balance priorities across projects.
• Works collaboratively, within and across project functions.
• Presentation skills to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Attention to detail during preparation and review of engineering deliverables.

Experience

• Practical application of structural engineering knowledge to civil engineering projects.
• Experience of the use of FEA software would be an advantage.
• Management of health and safety in design, including risk mitigation.
• Development and implementation of new processes and technology.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Civil/Structural Engineering
• Eligible to progress towards CEng status through the Institution of Civil Engineers is preferred

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.