Civil Engineer Vacancy

Iceniconsulting; Colchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Professional Institutions membership

Social events

36.5 hour working week

Job summary

Iceni Consulting in Colchester invites an experienced Civil Engineer to join our team to work on residential projects and deliver infrastructure designs that meet UK standards.

You will guide junior staff, prepare drainage and S38/S278 submissions, and create detailed drawings while liaising with authorities and clients to ensure compliant, safe, and sustainable solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 years minimum experience in civil engineering.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Civils 3D and site modelling.
• Knowledge of UK codes of practice and building regulations.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support junior team members.
• Prepare surface water and sustainable drainage strategy reports.
• Prepare technical specifications, reports and designs.
• Produce accurate, to-scale drawings.
• Liaise with authorities, architects, and engineers.
• Ensure designs comply with health and safety standards.
• Attend site visits and present drawings for all project stages.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Site3D

Hydraulic modelling

S38/S278 submissions

S104/S106/S185 submissions

Technical drawings

UK design standards

Client liaison

Time management

Education

HND or BEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

Unknown tools

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join our growing team at Iceni Consulting, a leading Civil Engineering Design consultancy known for delivering innovative solutions to a wide range of clients across the UK.

With increasing workload,we’relooking for an experienced Civil Engineer specialising inresidential projects tobecome a key member of our design teamat our Colchester office.

In this role,you’llbe responsible fordesigning and implementing forward-thinking infrastructure solutions while ensuring compliance withindustrystandards and environmental best practices. Yourexpertisewill be vital in driving projects that prioritise innovation, safety, and sustainable infrastructure development.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Guide and support junior members of the team.
• Preparation of compliant surface water and sustainable urban drainage strategy reports to support planning applications.
• Assistwith and prepare technical specifications and reports and technical designs
• Provideaccurate, detailed, and to scale drawings
• Liaise with local authorities, architects, engineers, and designers to understand their design requirements
• Ensuring that the requirements of all relevant Authorities and Statutory bodies are incorporated into designs, as appropriate
• Ensure drawings are compliant with industry and health and safety standards and protocols
• Conduct site visits and surveys whenrequired
• Present drawings for use in all stages of the project i.e. tender,constructionand as-built
• Undertake Private Drainage and External Works detailed designs
• Produce S38 / S278, S104 / S106 / S185 submissions
• Complying withrelevant Health & Safety legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations and adopting a pro-active risk management / mitigation approach

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of engineering principles and ability to create and read technical drawings
• IT skills andproficiencyin the use of AutoCAD, Civils 3D,Site3Dand Hydraulicmodelling
• Experience in producing S38 / S278, S104 / S106 / S185 submissions
• Client and local authority liaison experience
• High levelof technical awareness on highways and drainage
• Excellent communication and prioritisation skills to ensure the achievement of various deadlines
• Able to work within a team
• Organisation and time management to complete work to project deadlines
• A flexible approach to decision making, to make changes to drawings at short notice
• Excellent numeracy / general mathematics understanding is essential
• Problem-solving, creativity, and innovation tocome up withsolutions to design problems
• Knowledge and understanding of UK codes of practice, design standards, building regulations, and health and safety
• HNDorBEngin Civil Engineering
• 5 years minimum experience
• Hold a valid UK driving license
• Competitivesalary based on experience
• Company pension
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Paid membership to Professional Institutions
• Social events and activities
• 36.5 hour working week,8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to4pm on Fridays