Senior Civil Design Engineer (Highways)

Strata Construction Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design consultancy in London is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with expertise in the Section 278 process and a background in general infrastructure. You will be responsible for detailed designs, feasibility studies, and managing client relationships. The company offers flexible working arrangements, a competitive salary, and opportunities for career progression in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Consulting experience in design and management of Section 278/38 process.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Manage relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Sound knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

Effective negotiation skills

Detailed understanding of Health & Safety legislation

Competent in using Civils 3D

Job description

Overview

This consultancy is an award winning, multi-disciplinary design consultancy who have a fantastic new opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer with demonstrable consultancy experience of S278 in a general infrastructure background to join our collaborative and growing Transport Engineering team.

The role

Your key duties will involve the preparation of detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports on a variety of projects. Alongside this, you will also have the opportunity to take responsibility for project management, budgeting, producing bill of quantities, and costings.

Responsibilities

• Provide assurance that scheme designs comply with specification and agreed programme
• Work to ensure designs comply with health and safety regulations and CDM requirements
• Alongside colleagues, ensure designs are assessed for environmental impacts
• Manage relationships with clients, stakeholders and third parties
• Coordinate with other team members associated with the design
• Support junior team members working on projects

About us

This consultancy are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions all over the world. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression.

Alongside 25 days annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.

About you

We are looking for an Engineer with consulting experience around the design and management of the Section 278/38 process, as well as:

• Sound knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Manual for Streets
• Ability to engage and conduct effective negotiations with client, stakeholders, subcontractors and third parties
• Detailed understanding of Health & Safety legislation
• Competent in use of Civils 3D

To Apply

We are an Employment Agency specialising in the placement of contract and permanent staff in construction companies and design engineering consultancies across the UK. For further details please visit our website.

If this advertised position does not interest you, please consider our other opportunities by sending your updated CV outlining your achievements and your personal requisites, i.e. job roles, location, salary to us. We also operate a referral scheme, of which further details can be found on our website (search "Strata Construction Consulting").

Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK.