Senior Civil Design Engineer (Highways & Drainage)

Anne Corder Recruitment; Wigan; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer in Wigan to lead the design of highways and drainage for residential developments. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in a civil engineering consultancy and be proficient in AutoCAD and Causeway tools. This full-time permanent role involves site appraisals and ensuring compliance with design standards. The successful candidate will work in a collaborative team environment and contribute to significant infrastructure projects across the North West.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' design office experience within a civil engineering consultancy.
• Strong capability to produce complete design packages independently.
• Confident understanding of FRA requirements, drainage strategy, and infrastructure approvals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver highways, drainage, and external levels design for residential developments.
• Manage site appraisals and prepare drainage feasibility studies.
• Produce accurate and compliant designs.

Skills

Design office experience

Highway and drainage design standards

AutoCAD proficiency

Causeway PDS proficiency

Causeway Flow proficiency

Tools

AutoCAD

Causeway PDS

Causeway Flow

Job description

Senior Civil Design Engineer

Location : Wigan - easily commutable to Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Bolton or St. Helen's

Salary : £50,000 - £60,000, depending on experience

Job Type : Full-time, Permanent

Are you a Senior Civil Design Engineer who enjoys working on highways, drainage and residential development infrastructure as part of a tight-knit, knowledgeable design team?

Our client is a respected civil & structural engineering consultancy with a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality design work across residential and commercial sectors.

As they continue to expand, they are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer who can take ownership of designs, act as a technical lead, and help shape infrastructure solutions that support growth across the North West and beyond.

Senior Civil Design Engineer – Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver highways, drainage and external levels design for residential developments.
• Manage site appraisals and prepare drainage feasibility studies.
• Produce accurate and compliant designs using AutoCAD, Causeway PDS and Causeway Flow.
• Liaise with approving authorities to progress Section 38, Section 104 and SAB / LLFA submissions.
• Work autonomously on design packages while supporting junior engineers when required.

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years’ design office experience within a civil engineering consultancy.
• Strong capability to produce complete design packages independently.
• Confident understanding of FRA requirements, drainage strategy and infrastructure approvals.
• Excellent working knowledge of highway and drainage design standards, including S38, S104 and SAB.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Causeway PDS and Causeway Flow.

If this Senior Civil Design Engineer opportunity sounds like a role that matches your skills and experience, we would love to hear from you and look forward to discussing your application in more detail. This is a full-time permanent position working Monday to Friday.

Due to the urgency of this vacancy, we aim to respond to successful candidates within 24 hours of receiving your CV — so why not apply now?

Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd, and your personal data may be added to our database as part of the application process. Our privacy policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

Your details will be reviewed by one of our Recruitment Partners and we will contact you within 5 working days if your application is to be progressed further.