Civil Engineer

Bennett And Game Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil and structural engineering consultancy seeks an experienced Civil Engineer to join their Gloucester office. This role involves a focus on drainage and infrastructure design, offering great career progression in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience, lead project teams, and manage landmark developments across diverse sectors.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

Bonus scheme based on performance

25 days' holiday + buy/sell scheme

Company pension scheme

Life assurance (4x salary)

Medicash plan for health & wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Supportive office culture with regular events

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in UK consultancy.
• Experience in Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Statements.
• Able to lead junior staff while managing technical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver civil infrastructure design for various developments.
• Manage a project team and provide mentoring.
• Prepare technical reports and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Drainage design

Infrastructure design

Project management

Client-facing communication

Solutions-driven

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroDrainage

Civils 3D

Job description

An established and growing civil & structural engineering consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Civil Engineer with strong drainage and infrastructure design expertise to join their Gloucester office and work on diverse sectors in a supportive environment with great career progression. .

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership-focused engineering role within a highly regarded, mid-sized consultancy delivering award-winning, sustainable, and technically complex projects across the South West and beyond.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working on landmark developments, from major urban regeneration and residential masterplans to bespoke retail, commercial, education, and leisure projects.

Civil Engineer Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Bonus scheme based on personal and company performance
• 25 days' holiday + buy/sell scheme + additional service-based leave
• Company pension scheme + independent pension advice
• Life assurance (4x salary), Medicash plan - cashback on health & wellbeing expenses
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free advice and counselling services
• Supportive, sociable office culture with regular events and activities

Civil Engineer Job Overview

• Lead and deliver civil infrastructure design for a variety of private and public developments
• Manage and support a project team (apprentices through to engineers), providing mentoring and design guidance
• Undertake and review detailed design of:
  • Drainage and SuDS strategies and systems (surface & foul water)
  • Road and pavement layouts, earthworks and site levels
  • Highway works including s.278 and s.38 design
  • Drainage agreements including s.104, s.185 and permitting
• Prepare technical reports including Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Statements, Utilities Assessments, and Service Strategy Reports
• Produce and review technical drawings from concept through to construction
• Liaise directly with clients, stakeholders and approving bodies
• Attend project and site meetings, lead design reviews, and contribute to planning and technical submissions
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, contributing to new business development

Civil Engineer Job Requirements

• Degree-qualified Civil Engineer with 5+ years' UK consultancy experience
• Strong background in drainage and infrastructure design
• Experienced in preparing Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Statements, and Service Reports
• Proficient in AutoCAD, MicroDrainage, and ideally Civils 3D or other ground modelling tools
• Some experience in vehicle swept path analysis (AutoTrack or similar)
• Strong client-facing communication and project management skills
• Commercially aware, positive and solutions-driven
• Chartership (CEng/ICE) is desirable but not essential - full support is available to achieve this
• Able to lead and coach junior staff while managing your own technical delivery

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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