Civil Design Engineer / Senior Civil Design Engineer

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Health plan

Annual leave

Career development

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Civil Engineer / Senior Civil Engineer in Abingdon to join the infrastructure team. You will work on drainage and highway designs across residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments, coordinating with clients and stakeholders through planning to construction.

Senior roles may include mentoring junior staff and overseeing projects. The role offers progression within a supportive, ICE-accredited environment, with a hybrid working pattern and a strong emphasis

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (BEng or MEng preferred).
• Experience within a civil engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience in drainage, highways, infrastructure or development design projects.
• Proficiency with Civil 3D and other relevant design software.

Responsibilities

• Deliver infrastructure solutions across residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments.
• Design drainage and highways schemes; prepare technical designs and reports.
• Coordinate with clients and stakeholders; support planning, detailed design, and construction stages.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate project delivery for senior staff.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Workload management

Education

BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

Design software

Job description

Civil Engineer / Senior Civil Engineer

Location: Abingdon

Salary: Up to £52,000 (DOE)

Type: Full-Time | Permanent

A well-established and growing engineering consultancy is looking to appoint a Civil Engineer or Senior Civil Engineer to join its infrastructure team in Abingdon. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to broaden their experience across a range of development and infrastructure projects while working within a supportive team that actively encourages professional development and progression. Whether you're an established Engineer ready for the next step or already operating at Senior level, the business can offer exposure to projects from pre-planning through to detailed design and construction.

The Role

You'll be working as part of a multidisciplinary design team delivering infrastructure solutions across a variety of residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. The role will involve drainage and highway design, preparing technical designs and reports, coordinating with clients and stakeholders, and supporting projects through planning, detailed design and construction stages. You'll have the opportunity to manage smaller projects independently while contributing to larger schemes alongside senior colleagues. For more experienced candidates, there will be opportunities to mentor junior engineers and technicians, review technical work and take increasing ownership of project delivery. The business actively encourages engineers to gain experience across multiple sectors and disciplines, helping develop well-rounded engineers with strong technical and commercial understanding.

What We're Looking For

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (BEng or MEng preferred).
• Experience within a civil engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience in drainage, highways, infrastructure or development design projects.
• Working knowledge of relevant design standards and approval processes.
• Proficiency with Civil 3D and other relevant design software.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage workload across multiple projects.
• Working towards or interested in pursuing professional qualification (EngTech, IEng or CEng).
• For Senior level candidates, experience mentoring junior staff and coordinating project delivery would be beneficial.

Why Apply?

This consultancy places significant emphasis on training, technical development and long-term career progression. As an ICE-approved training provider, they offer structured support towards professional qualifications and Chartership, alongside ongoing CPD and mentoring from experienced engineers. You'll join a collaborative team environment with exposure to a wide range of project types, genuine responsibility from an early stage and clear opportunities to progress your career as the business continues to grow.

Benefits

• Salary up to £52,000 depending on experience.
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas shutdown without using annual leave.
• Additional day off for your birthday.
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• 4.5% employer pension contribution.
• Health cash plan.
• Death in service cover.
• Employee Assistance Programme including virtual GP and counselling support.
• ICE-approved training scheme and Chartership support.
• Professional membership fees paid.
• Flexible working and flexitime arrangements.
• Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home).
• Early finish opportunities on Fridays.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.