Civil Engineer

Thomas Gray; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Gray is seeking a Civil Engineer to strengthen its regional technical department for residential developments in the East Midlands. The role welcomes candidates from housebuilding or residential-led consultancy backgrounds.

Key responsibilities include overseeing infrastructure, coordinating external consultants and progressing highway and drainage approvals in a fast-paced, client-side environment. Strong design, communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, with a

Qualifications

• Proven civil engineering background in residential-led projects.
• Strong knowledge of highway geometry and drainage.
• Experience with Section 38, 104 and 278 adoption procedures.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and consultant models (AutoCAD advantageous).
• Excellent communication with consultants and authorities.
• Relevant degree or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee infrastructure, highways and drainage design across East Midlands residential developments.
• Manage external civil engineering consultants, review drawings and calculations for buildability and cost.
• Progress Section 38/104/278 approvals with authorities and water companies.
• Provide early-stage due diligence for land acquisitions, assess constraints and flood risk.
• Coordinate approvals and discharge planning conditions with authorities.
• Liaise with commercial, site delivery and technical teams to resolve on-site challenges.
• Review ground investigation reports and remediation strategies with geotechnical consultants.
• Coordinate service utilities strategies and connections across live schemes.

Skills

Civil engineering

Residential housebuilding

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

HNC/HND/BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Our client is an established, leading 5-star housebuilder delivering high-quality residential schemes throughout the East Midlands. Supported by an extensive, secure land bank and an exceptional industry reputation, they are looking to onboard a Civil Engineer to augment and strengthen their regional technical department.

This opportunity is well-suited to an engineer already established within mainstream residential housebuilding, or an engineer from a residential-led civil engineering consultancy looking to make a career-defining transition client-side. Applications are welcomed from established Civil Engineers or ambitious Assistant Engineers ready to take the next step in their career progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate infrastructure, highways and drainage design packages across residential developments in the East Midlands.
• Manage external civil engineering consultants, reviewing technical drawings, calculations and specifications to ensure buildability and cost effectiveness.
• Progress statutory section agreements, including Section 38 (highways adoption), Section 104 (sewer adoption) and Section 278 (highway works) approvals.
• Provide early-stage engineering due diligence for land acquisition appraisals, identifying technical constraints, cut/fill balances and flood risk considerations.
• Secure technical approvals and discharge engineering-related planning conditions with local authorities and water companies.
• Liaise closely with commercial, site delivery and technical teams to resolve on-site engineering challenges promptly.
• Review ground investigation reports, remediation strategies and foundation designs in conjunction with geotechnical consultants.
• Coordinate service utilities strategies, substation allocations and statutory undertaker connections across live schemes.

About You

• Proven civil engineering background within a volume housebuilder or a residential-led civil engineering consultancy.
• Practical understanding of highway geometry, residential estate layouts, foul and surface water drainage and SuDS design.
• Working knowledge of Section 38, Section 104 and Section 278 legal and technical adoption procedures.
• Solid capability in interrogating engineering drawings and consultant models (familiarity with AutoCAD is advantageous).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to liaise with consultants, highway authorities, water companies and internal project teams.
• Relevant qualification in Civil Engineering (HNC, HND, BEng, BSc or equivalent) or equivalent industry experience.