Senior Civil Engineer

Stantec; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Free private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with a strong focus on civil engineering design to join their Buildings team in Glasgow or Edinburgh. The successful candidate will manage multi-disciplinary projects involving earthworks, drainage design, and client collaboration. This role offers leadership opportunities and requires proven experience in engineering solutions. The company provides competitive benefits and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of post-graduate experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (or progressing toward chartership) with the ICE.
• Proven experience in delivering commercially successful projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and development of civil engineering design solutions.
• Prepare plans and drawings throughout the development cycle.
• Design Earthworks, internal site roads, pavements, and drainage.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Client engagement

Team leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

InfoDrainage

Civil 3D

Job description

The Opportunity

Are you a Senior Civil Engineer with experience in the buildings sector? Do you have a passion for delivering projects for a variety of clients? We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Buildings team in either Glasgow or Edinburgh. We are looking for someone with expertise in civil engineering design to help deliver multi‑disciplinary projects, from feasibility studies, concept design, and planning submissions through to warrant, tender and construction details. Our projects are varied and frequently require collaboration with multiple discipline experts across the Stantec business and wider industry.

The successful candidate will focus on civil engineering design solutions to support project delivery through preparing reports, drawings and undertaking the design of earthworks, internal site roads, pavements and drainage design. You will work with clients and contractors to influence infrastructure and development schemes and will be responsible for delivering projects with the opportunity to lead, development and support more junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading on the planning and development of civil engineering design solutions
• Preparing plans and drawings at all stages of the development cycle (concept through to construction)
• Preparing fee proposals, determining of project scope, budget and programme.
• Designing of Earthworks, internal site roads, Pavement and Drainage and the preparation of the associated specifications
• Ensuring high quality delivery in design through QA checks
• Liaising with Local Authorities and other stakeholders to obtain necessary approvals
• Performing earthworks volume assessments and writing technical reports (drainage strategies, technical notes, condition surveys, engineering strategies).
• Preparing technical submission packages e.g. highways S278/38/50 & sewers S104/185, SAB
• Liaise with clients, third party bodies and multi-disciplinary teams and disciplines on all relevant aspects of projects
• Communicating with clients, contractors, design teams, and approving authorities to share information, confirm technical points, and resolve design‑related matters.
• Advising on, monitoring, and reporting on timescales for task completion.
• Conducting site visits when required, both to inform design and during construction.

How You’ll Contribute

• Strategic development of a project's layout, levels, drainage, highways, etc.
• Contributing to 3D proposed levels and earthworks models and assisting with 2D drawing production.
• Identifying, coordinating, and strategizing resolutions for below‑ground utilities and obstruction constraints.
• Contributing to cost control through awareness of project budgets/value, value engineering, and reducing task time.
• Delegating drawing work to junior engineers and mentoring them on project tasks, design, and drawing production.
• Participating in project meetings and meetings with approving bodies.
• Assisting with resource planning, timescales, and feedback.
• Monitoring and resolving incoming site queries, design team queries, and requests.

About You

You will be an experienced Civil Engineer, degree qualified, with a minimum of 5 years post‑graduate experience and Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (or progressing toward chartership) with the ICE. You will have proven experience of delivering commercially successful projects with strong client engagement skills and the ability to influence. You will preferably have experience in coaching and managing junior engineers as well as the ability to collaborate with the wider project delivery team.

You Will Also Have Experience In

• The production of Drainage Strategies for Planning
• Sustainable drainage solutions for building developments
• Earthworks modelling (or have an interest in learning)
• Pavement design (or have an interest in learning)
• Infodrainage and AutoCAD/Civils 3d (or equivalent)
• Software Proficiency:
• Expertise in: AutoCAD and InfoDrainage
• Awareness and growing capabilities in: Civil 3D, collaborative model platforms, common data environments, project management platforms, and NBS Chorus.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work – Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

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About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, termination or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world‑class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [e-mail] we will talk to you about how we can support you.