Senior Civil Engineer

Bennett & Game Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy in London seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to manage drainage and residential projects. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of consultancy experience, be working towards chartership, and possess a strong understanding of British Standards. This role offers a salary up to £58k, flexible working, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Paid Membership fees

25 days' holiday + Bank Holidays

Bonus scheme

Company pension 3% Employee 5% Employer

Enhanced Family policies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within a UK Consultancy.
• Working towards chartership with knowledge of standards.
• Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies for projects.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments and contract documents.
• Oversee project management and site supervision.
• Design associated works for highway and drainage agreements.

Skills

Detailed design experience in drainage projects

Experience using AutoCAD

Experience writing reports

Negotiation skills with authorities

Education

MEng, BEng, BSc in Civil Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroDrainage

AutoTrack

Job description

Overview

Our client, a nationwide Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy, is looking for a Senior Civil Engineer in their London office. The office is in Zone 1 with exceptional transport links. Within a 10-minute walk you’ll find Old Street, Barbican, and Farringdon stations, providing direct access to the Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth Line, and Thameslink services for fast, no-change connections across London, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Heathrow, and even Reading or Brighton.

The Senior Civil Engineer will work on drainage and residential projects and be rewarded with a salary up to £58k (potentially more for more senior candidates), along with flexible/hybrid working, enhanced Pension, Bonus and flexible benefits.

The role offers development potential as the company grows across all offices, with a clear line to Principal and Associate positions. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience within a UK Consultancy and be working towards chartership, with excellent knowledge of British Standards and Eurocodes.

Senior Civil Engineer – Salary & Benefits

• Salary DOE
• Paid Membership fees
• Great career opportunity to progress to Principal or Associate level
• Flexible benefits package
• 25 days' holiday + BH
• Bonus scheme (based on company and personal performance)
• Company pension 3% Employee 5% Employer
• Enhanced Family policies

Senior Civil Engineer – Job Overview

• Feasibility studies
• Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Statements
• Preparation of contract documents, procurement of contractors and site supervision
• Project management
• Design and detailing of works associated with highway (s.278, s.38, etc.) and drainage agreements
• Attending Client Meetings
• Design and site supervision of highway maintenance schemes

Senior Civil Engineer – Job Requirements

• MEng, BEng, BSc working towards Chartered status
• Detailed design experience in drainage and residential projects
• Experience of using AutoCAD and MicroDrainage
• Experience writing reports such as Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Statements, etc.
• Experience carrying out design of foul and surface water drainage as well as vehicle swept path assessments using AutoTrack
• Experience using ground modelling software for the design of horizontal/vertical alignment, earthworks, etc.
• Experience of negotiations with highway authorities, drainage authorities and Environment Agency
• Driving Licence

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.