Lead Civil Design & Infrastructure Project Engineer

Jobtailor; Oxford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Oxford is seeking an experienced Civil Design Engineer to provide day-to-day technical oversight across civil and infrastructure design projects. You will coordinate inputs from multiple disciplines and ensure outputs are compliant, integrated, and deliverable.

You will mentor junior engineers, review technical documentation, support bids and cost estimation, and act as a key interface between clients, consultants, and contractors, contributing to governance and continuous

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and work within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong client-facing experience and stakeholder management.
• Experience in contractor oversight, site inspections, or client representative roles.
• Ability to interpret technical standards (BS EN, building regulations).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and quality-focused mindset.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver consistent outputs.
• Capability to mentor, lead, and support technical teams.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Willingness to regularly attend the Oxford office.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical oversight across civil and infrastructure design projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs including civil, structural, surveying, and related disciplines.
• Ensure design outputs are compliant, integrated, and deliverable.
• Support development of project scopes, programmes, deliverables, and resource planning.
• Assist with bids, quantify design costs, and Terms of Engagement creation.
• Act as a key technical interface between internal teams, clients, consultants, and contractors.
• Demonstrate client-facing capability in meetings and technical discussions.
• Provide contractor oversight, including site inspections and QA checks.
• Resolve design and technical issues across project lifecycles.

Skills

Team leadership

Client-facing

Contractor oversight

Interpret standards

Communication

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Mentoring

Numeracy

Oxford office attendance

Education

Relevant Educational Qualifications

Job description

• Provide day-to-day technical oversight across multiple civil and infrastructure design projects
• Coordinate and review multidisciplinary inputs including civil, structural, surveying, and related disciplines
• Ensure all design outputs are compliant, integrated, and deliverable
• Support development of project scopes, programmes, deliverables, and resource planning
• Assist department heads in preparing bids, quantifying design costs, and contributing to the creation of Terms of Engagement
• Act as a key technical interface between internal teams, clients, consultants, and contractors
• Demonstrate strong client-facing capability, representing the organisation professionally in meetings and technical discussions
• Provide contractor oversight, including site inspections, quality checks, and acting in a client representative or Clerk of Works capacity where required
• Resolve technical issues and coordinate design changes across project lifecycles
• Support technical assurance processes including design reviews, checking, and QA procedures
• Work alongside Project Managers to support delivery against programme and budget requirements
• Monitor technical progress, identifying risks, constraints, and coordination issues
• Support management of change, technical queries, and design revisions
• Assist with NEC contract-related technical coordination where applicable
• Contribute to improving project delivery processes, communication standards, and documentation practices
• Review technical documentation including drawings, reports, calculations, surveys, and specifications
• Coordinate engineering interfaces across civils, structural, utilities, and building surveying disciplines
• Support feasibility studies, site investigations, and condition assessments
• Contribute to constructability reviews, ensuring practical and buildable design solutions
• Ensure compliance with legislation, standards, and client requirements
• Support development and standardisation of technical processes, templates, and best practices
• Mentor and support junior engineers and technical team members
• Participate in lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the growth and capability development of the civil design function

Requirements

• Proven experience in team working and team leadership
• Proven client-facing experience and stakeholder management
• Experience in contractor oversight, site inspection, or client representative / Clerk of Works roles
• Strong ability to interpret technical standards (BS EN, building regulations, technical guidance)
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, technical)
• High attention to detail and quality-focused mindset
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver consistently high-quality outputs
• Capability to mentor, lead and support technical teams
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to regularly attend the Oxford office
• **Desirable:**
• Relevant Educational Qualifications
• Experience assisting with bid preparation, design cost estimation, and Terms of Engagement
• Experience working across multidisciplinary infrastructure or energy projects
• Experience in NEC contracts or similar frameworks
• Experience contributing to technical governance, QA, and process improvement
• Experience working in a diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Ability to teach, present, and simplify complex technical topics

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Hard Skills

• civil design
• infrastructure design
• technical oversight
• site inspection
• quality assurance
• design reviews
• contractor oversight
• design cost estimation
• NEC contracts
• multidisciplinary coordination

Soft Skills

• team leadership
• client-facing capability
• stakeholder management
• communication skills
• attention to detail
• ability to work under pressure
• mentoring
• numeracy skills
• literacy skills
• continuous improvement

Certifications & Qualifications

• relevant educational qualifications