Civil Project Engineer – Full Time – Leicester

Catering; Leicester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a leading construction client to recruit a Civil Planning Engineer. You will support site teams with practical civil engineering solutions, ensure compliance, and drive delivery on time and within budget.

The role covers residential, commercial and industrial projects with emphasis on high-quality buildability and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience as Civil Planning Engineer or similar roles.
• HNC/HND in Civil Engineering, Construction or equivalent.
• Competency in AutoCAD and civil drainage design software.
• Experience in design and technical approvals of highways and drainage infrastructure (S38, S278, S104).

Responsibilities

• Ensure schemes are delivered on programme and within budget and quality standards.
• Negotiate and secure statutory approvals from highways and drainage authorities.
• Ensure designs meet legislation, standards and adopting authority requirements.
• Oversee civil works project management across residential, commercial and industrial schemes.
• Provide buildable, cost-effective civil solutions and maintain compliance.
• Coordinate with external engineering consultants to deliver high-quality designs on time.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil engineering design software

Education

HNC/HND in Civil Engineering/Construction or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

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 Groups 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!

Salary: £47000 – £50000/annum Salary inc. £4K car allowance

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Leicester, City of Leicester