Civil Engineer

Elvet Recruitment; North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible core hours

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Medical cover

Hybrid working

Job summary

Elvet Recruitment has partnered with a Civil Engineering Consultancy to recruit a Civil Engineer focused on groundwater engineering and water-project delivery across the UK. The role covers data analysis, modelling, reporting, and client liaison.

You will lead small multidisciplinary teams, manage projects from inception to completion, ensure QA, and support regulatory submissions while developing long-term relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in groundwater data analysis and interpretation.
• Strong skills in conceptual and numerical groundwater modelling.
• Excellent technical report writing abilities.
• Proven ability to manage technical projects and coordinate small teams.
• Confident communication with clients and regulators.
• Chartered status or working towards accreditation beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, interpret and manage complex groundwater, hydrogeological and environmental datasets to inform technical assessments and project delivery.
• Develop, calibrate and validate conceptual and numerical groundwater models to support environmental and engineering projects.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, delivering clear, concise and well-structured documentation for clients, regulators and other stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate small project teams, overseeing task allocation, mentoring junior staff and ensuring robust quality assurance procedures.
• Manage projects from inception to completion, delivering work safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest technical standards.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions and compliance activities, ensuring adherence to relevant environmental legislation, guidance and industry standards.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, regulatory bodies and multidisciplinary project teams through effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Support business development initiatives through proposal preparation, tender submissions, client engagement and the development of long-term relationships.
• Plan, undertake and supervise site investigations, groundwater monitoring programmes and fieldwork activities as required.
• Apply practical engineering judgement and a strong understanding of site‑specific constraints to develop effective, commercially viable and technically robust solutions.

Skills

Groundwater data analysis

Groundwater modelling

Technical report writing

Project management

Client engagement

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Elvet Recruitment have been appointed by a local Civil Engineering Consultancy, looking to expand their team with a Civil Engineer - covering Water Engineering projects across the UK.

The business are a specialist in Environmental, Groundwater and Geotechnical solutions to the Water, Transport, Energy and Construction Industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse, interpret and manage complex groundwater, hydrogeological and environmental datasets to inform technical assessments and project delivery.
• Develop, calibrate and validate conceptual and numerical groundwater models to support environmental and engineering projects.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, delivering clear, concise and well-structured documentation for clients, regulators and other stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate small project teams, overseeing task allocation, mentoring junior staff and ensuring robust quality assurance procedures.
• Manage projects from inception to completion, delivering work safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest technical standards.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions and compliance activities, ensuring adherence to relevant environmental legislation, guidance and industry standards.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, regulatory bodies and multidisciplinary project teams through effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Support business development initiatives through proposal preparation, tender submissions, client engagement and the development of long-term relationships.
• Plan, undertake and supervise site investigations, groundwater monitoring programmes and fieldwork activities as required.
• Apply practical engineering judgement and a strong understanding of site‑specific constraints to develop effective, commercially viable and technically robust solutions.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience within a groundwater engineering or hydrogeological consultancy environment.
• Strong technical expertise in groundwater data analysis, interpretation and conceptual and numerical groundwater modelling.
• Demonstrable experience managing technical projects and coordinating small multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent technical report writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
• Confident engaging with clients, regulatory authorities and multidisciplinary project teams at all levels.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise workloads and successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proactive and solution‑focused, with strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Chartered status, or working towards professional accreditation with a recognised institution, would be advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence desirable to support site visits and field‑based activities.

Remuneration

On offer is a salary up to £45,000 (depending on experience) plus additional benefits including flexible core working hours, salary sacrifice car schemes, medical cover and hybrid working.

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.

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For more information, contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment.