Civil Planning Engineer

GBR Recruitment Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd, in partnership with a leading construction client, is recruiting for a Civil Planning Engineer to ensure sites are technically ready for construction, delivered safely and on time.

You will support site teams, check statutory approvals, and coordinate civil designs for residential, commercial and industrial projects, with emphasis on cost-effective, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience as Civil Planning Engineer or similar roles.
• Knowledge of highways drainage approvals and S38/S278/S104 processes.
• Ability to coordinate with external engineers and adoptable authorities.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivering civil engineering schemes to programme and budget.
• Negotiate and secure statutory approvals from highways and drainage authorities.
• Ensure designs meet legislation, standards and adoptor requirements.
• Coordinate civil works across residential, commercial and industrial schemes.
• Develop buildable, cost-effective civil solutions and ensure quality.

Skills

AutoCAD

Drainage design

Education

HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Civil design software

Job description

GBR Recruitment Ltd are proudly working in exclusive partnership with a leading construction client (90% housing, 10% commercial & industrial projects) recruiting for a Civil engineering professional, hiring for an experienced Civil Planning Engineer to ensure every site development is technically ready for construction, delivered safely, compliantly & efficiently, enabling the business to build high-quality homes & other buildings OTIF & meeting the construction programme goals & within the set budget.

This key role could suit someone working as a Civil Planning Engineer, Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Civil Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drainage Engineer, Civil Project Engineer or Pre-Construction Engineer with experience of carrying out the below listed duties.

As the Civil Planning Engineer you will successfully provide civil engineering support for the Group's development projects. Supporting site-based teams with technical queries & providing practical civil engineering solutions in a timely manner.

Duties:

• Play a key role in all civil engineering schemes, ensuring they are delivered on programme, within the set budget & to the required quality standards, enabling successful project delivery across all developments.
• Ensuring all statutory approvals from highways, drainage & other adopting authorities are successfully negotiated & secured in line with project programmes, ensuring construction can proceed without avoidable delays.
• Ensuring civil engineering designs consistently meet all relevant legislation, technical standards & adopting authority requirements, reducing compliance risks & avoiding the need for redesign.
• Playing a key role in civil works project management for all of group build projects across residential, commercial & industrial schemes
• Engineering the correct specifications are in place in order to provide practical, buildable & cost-effective solutions that optimise value while maintaining quality, compliance & long-term performance.
• Ensuring external engineering consultants deliver coordinated, high-quality designs that meet project requirements, are issued on time & minimise site queries, delays & rework requirements.
• Ensure safe working practices are followed at all times in line with H&SE.

Attributes:

• Experience working as a Civil Planning Engineer, Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Civil Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drainage Engineer, Civil Project Engineer or Pre-Construction Engineer or similar.
• Posses a HNC/HND in Civil Engineering, Construction or equivalent relevant hands on experience in a comparable role.
• Competency in AutoCAD & civil engineering/drainage design software
• Experienced in the design & technical approval of highways & drainage infrastructure, including S38, S278 & S104 legal agreements (in line with the Highways Act 1980).

If you are working as a Civil Planning Engineer, Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Civil Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drainage Engineer, Civil Project Engineer or Pre-Construction Engineer, then do get in touch!

This role is commutable from Leicester, Nottingham, Loughborough, Derby, Corby, Market Harborough, Newark & areas near to these.

Interviews are to take place immediately with an ASAP start.

If you want to develop your construction / civils career further with an employer of choice, then this is just the opening for you!