Senior Civil Design Engineer in Birmingham

Energy Jobline ZR; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A development consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their team. The role involves leading design elements for complex infrastructure projects including highways and drainage. Candidates should have experience in civil design and tools like Civil 3D. Competitive salary and hybrid working options are available.

Benefits

Competitive salary with regular reviews

Generous annual leave

Structured Chartership support

Friendly, modern working environment

Qualifications

• Experience working on UK development projects.
• Ambition to work towards Chartership with support.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver design elements across infrastructure schemes.
• Collaboration with planners, architects, and external stakeholders.

Skills

Civil infrastructure design

Drainage design

Highways design

Mentoring

Education

BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

MicroDrainage

PDS

Job description

Senior Civil Engineer – Highways, Drainage & Development Infrastructure

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working Available)
Type: Full‑Time | Permanent
Sector: Development Infrastructure – Highways, Drainage, Earthworks

We are a people‑focused development consultancy looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing Birmingham office. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer with experience in infrastructure design (highways, drainage, earthworks) to work on complex, high‑profile development projects for residential, commercial and public sector schemes.

The Role

You will lead and deliver design elements across a broad range of infrastructure schemes, including:

• Highways design (S38/S278) – preliminary and detailed
• Drainage design (S104/S98), including foul pumping stations, SuDS, flow control and balancing
• Earthworks and site levels for development schemes
• Collaboration with planners, architects and external stakeholders
• Mentoring junior engineers and managing design workflows

Projects will span residential developments, retail parks, education facilities, major public buildings and more.

What You’ll Need

• Background in civil infrastructure design (highways or drainage)
• Experience working on UK development projects
• Proficiency with software such as Civil 3D, MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage, Causeway Flow or PDS
• BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Ambition to work towards Chartership (support provided)

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary with regular reviews
• Hybrid working options
• Generous annual leave
• Supportive career development pathway
• Structured Chartership support
• Friendly, modern working environment with parking

Apply Now

Apply via the application button or call Will Herman on 07581619823 for a confidential chat.

Aldwych Consulting values and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments or additional arrangements as required.

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

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