Civil Engineer

at  Forestry and Land Scotland

JOB SUMMARY

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking a Civil Engineer for our South Region, to prepare and manage construction contracts. We build and maintain roads and bridges, access routes and recreation infrastructure; locate and manage quarries; and adapt our infrastructure to meet the challenges of a changing climate, including reducing land slip hazards and managing increased water runoff.
If you are practical, a problem solver, are knowledgeable about engineering contracts and have experience of managing construction projects; enjoy working with others; are enthusiastic about sustainable management of land; and are interested in a job that gets you out and about …then this may be the job for you!

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your primary role is to plan and design construction works, preparing site plans, risk assessments and contract paperwork; and manage the delivery of projects, including cost control, on behalf of FLS.
Our engineering projects include the design and layout of forest roads, forest road upgrades and maintenance, bridges, car parks and forest trails; and the design and implementation of quarries.
Our work can be challenging – tackling steep slopes, peatland restoration areas and highly designated areas – and require lateral thinking to resolve design problems. You will work closely with foresters and environment advisers, landscape architects and national technical specialists, including the national engineering team, to identify solutions.
The projects are delivered by external contract secured through Scottish Government procurement. The site works are delivered using NEC3 and NEC4 Term Service Short Contracts and Engineering and Construction Short Contracts.

EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience, understanding or knowledge of supervising construction works;
• Experience of working with NEC 3 and NEC 4 contracts, including preparing tender documents and supporting information;
• Knowledge and understanding of current CDM Regulations and how they apply to both the design and the management of construction projects;
• Ability to work outdoors in all seasons in rural areas.

Desirable:

• Experience of working with construction projects for forestry operations;
• Experience or knowledge of extractives work (quarrying, drilling, blasting, crushing);
• Knowledge of the Town and Country Planning system and how it applies to construction projects;
• Experience of construction project management within sensitive environments, including designated sites such as National Parks, SSSI’s, etc.
• Experience of land surveying, including setting out.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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