Senior Civil Engineer (Infrastructure)

Overview

In this role, you will contribute to multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects from concept to construction drawing issue, focusing on flood risk, drainage, and utilities. You’ll lead design activities, engage with clients and stakeholders, and help deliver projects on time and to technical standards. You’ll work within a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion, supporting a broad portfolio across sectors. This is an opportunity to impact planning approvals, technical submissions, and masterplanning while developing within a collaborative team.

Pay / Benefits

• Work-life balance
• Health & Wellbeing packages
• Flex your time
• Extensive Career Professional Development
• Chartership Programme

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of concept studies and design development leading to planning approvals and construction drawings
• Manage and contribute to multiple development projects across sectors
• Provide guidance to junior/technical staff and ensure alignment with budgets, programmes, and technical standards
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and design teams to secure approvals and foster collaboration
• Oversee compliance with design codes and statutory procedures for sewers, SuDS, highways, and utilities

Key requirements

• Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management
• Hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures understanding
• Ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and drawings
• Familiarity with design codes and guidance (Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets)
• Experience liaising with clients, authorities, and co-professionals to obtain approvals
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and nearing Chartership or equivalent commercial responsibility

• Client engagement and stakeholder management
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Project management and budgeting awareness
• InfoDrainage
• Civils 3D
• PDS

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