Senior Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting UK Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Northampton is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer. This role involves leading a design team, managing projects, and ensuring quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in highway and drainage design, and the position offers hybrid working, 25 days of leave plus benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid overtime

Employee Ownership Trust bonuses

Pension scheme with 5% company contribution

Membership of benefits scheme with various discounts

Interest-free annual travel loan

Paid professional subscriptions

Commitment to learning and development

Company-wide social events

Qualifications

• Good experience and understanding of highway and drainage design.
• Very familiar with S104, S38, S278 sectional agreements.
• Willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a number of engineers and technicians within a design team.
• Undertake conceptual and feasibility design independently.
• Manage a number of projects at any one time.

Skills

Highway and drainage design

Strong IT knowledge

Job description

Senior Civil Engineer
Northampton
Salary: £47,000 to £57,000 + package

This consultancy is an award winning multi disciplinary design consultancy who are looking to add to their growing Civils Team based in Northampton due to an extensive work load.

Their client base is predominantly large residential developers, with some industrial and commercial development, and our typical projects range from around 20 units up to several thousand dwellings.

We deliver projects from initial feasibility stage, through planning and detail design and to construction stage. Our team specialises in drainage, highways and development infrastructure.

Benefits:

• Based in our Northampton Office with hybrid working available.
• Salary to be reviewedevery 6 months.
• Flexible working hours
• Paid overtime
• Bonuses - they are an Employee Ownership Trust, the EOT can pay a limited tax-free bonus after 12 months continual service
• Bonuses 2 x per year
• Pension - company pays 5% of all earnings (basic + overtime + bonuses)
• 25 days leave per year plus statutory public holidays, increasing to 26 days after 2 years continual service.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
• Membership of You At Work benefits scheme with discounts on gym membership, retail purchases, insurance etc and access to financial advice and private GP appointments online or over the phone.
• Interest-free annual travel season ticket loan.
• Professional subscription paid e.g. ICE.
• Commitment to continued learning and development.
• 2-3 fully paid for company-wide social events per year plus local office ones.

Main role and duties

• Lead a number of engineers and technicians within a design team, being responsible for their management and the efficient and timely delivery of their output.
• Undertake conceptual and feasibility design, as well as detailed design independently.
• Undertake and manage thorough checking of technical content of work carried out by others to ensure that deliverables are correct and in accordance with all relevant standards, guidance and regulations.
• Manage a number of projects at any one time, overseeing the production and delivery within the office.
• Attending client and design team meetings to convey and relay key issues on technical matters, as well as programme, contractual and commercial matters, with support from colleagues and managers.
• Responsible for training of others and controlling quality of drawings within the office.
• Co-ordination with colleges in other offices to ensure consistent standards are provided nationwide.
• Partake in internal peer reviews and pro-actively encourage knowledge dissemination within the company.
• Comply with company design, safety, quality, environmental compliance and procedural standards

Experience, qualifications and attributes

• Good experience and understanding of highway and drainage design
• Very familiar with S104, S38, S278 sectional agreements
• Strong IT knowledge and skills
• Have a desire to work on a variety of project types and learn new skills to meet the needs of our clients.