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Cheal Consultants Ltd 
Position Description : CPEng_Civil :: Issue Date 09 November 2012 
Job Description – Civil Design Engineer 
 
As  a  Design  Engineer  you  are  responsible  to  the  Directors  of  Cheal  Consultants  Limited,  through  the 
Engineering Manager for the following : 
 
General 
 
1.  Fulfil the role of Job and/or Client Manager for projects undertaken by the company in any 
region, but primarily within the Central North Island. 
 
2.  Adhere to the Cheal Quality Management Programme and its policies/procedures. 
 
3.  Carry out civil engineering design, preparing drawings in accordance with the Cheal CAD 
Standard and, where necessary, provide information to draughting staff in order to produce 
‘finished’ drawings/plans etc 
 
4.  Perform engineering calculations, analysis and design. 
 
5.  Produce engineering reports and plans. 
 
6.  Preparation of tender documents and the assessment of tenders. 
 
7.  Supervising and administering contracts, including the supervision of sub contractors engaged by 
Cheal for the purposes of Health and Safety. 
 
8.  Carry out site investigations, field tests etc and report findings to the Engineering Manager. 
 
9.  Acting as Client Point-of-Contact for all matters relating to any jobs/tasks for which you are the 
nominated Job Manager.  This demands the ability to consult and communicate effectively and 
in a proactive manner. 
 
10. Liaising with clients on a routine basis in order to keep client up to date with job progress.  As a 
minimum this is to include: 
 
  On assuming 'Job Manager' role - introduction to client and explanation of various stages of 
the job etc. 
 
  Having first consulted with the Directors, contacting the client prior to a target date or budget 
being missed or exceeded.  You should include explanation of reason, consequences (revised 
timescale/budget etc) and suggested way forward. 
 
  Raising invoices (as specified on the Short Form Agreement) and liaising with clients on any 
delays in payment. 
 
11. Validating  timesheet  information  against  jobs  for  which  you  are  Job  Manager  and  raising 
invoices. This includes validating inputs from other Cheal employees (i.e. if you are Job Manager 
you  are  responsible  for  ensuring  the  accuracy  of  invoices,  including  those  aspects  originating 
from other employees). 
 
12. Close liaison with the Engineering Manager on job progress and particularly any indications that 
deadlines/targets might not be achieved.