Senior Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multidisciplinary consultancy in London is looking for a skilled Senior Civil Engineer to lead their design team. You'll oversee challenging projects, particularly in drainage and non-infrastructure design. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, relevant chartered status, and extensive design experience within a UK consultancy. The role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Employee Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave package

Flexible, hybrid working opportunities

Life Insurance Scheme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in a design capacity within a UK-based consultancy.
• Demonstrable experience with water-based projects and detailed civil engineering design.
• Hold a full, valid UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Deliver design projects to high standards within budgets and timescales.
• Lead and mentor a team of Civil Engineers.
• Maintain professional relations with clients and stakeholders.
• Prepare and check technical documents including reports and specifications.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety standards.
• Act as a trusted company representative in business development.

Skills

Extensive experience in design capacity

Proficient in Revit and AutoCAD

Good communication skills

Team leadership abilities

Time management

Client and stakeholder management

Education

UK Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Status with a Professional Body

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer

Ref. No.: CJD1312N25

Location: London

Salary: £45,0000 - £55,000

This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, an innovative, fast-growing Multidisciplinary Consultancy, currently in the process of establishing themselves as an industry-leading team of design experts in the Water and wider Civil Engineering sectors. They are currently on the lookout for a skilled, experienced Senior Civil Engineer with demonstrable knowledge of drainage and non-infrastructure design who is willing and able to lead a team through their delivery of an array of challenging projects. You will be responsible for leading a bright new team of design engineers, based in the iconic, diverse Capital City of London.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
• Employee Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave package
• Flexible, hybrid working opportunities
• Life Insurance Scheme
• Dedication to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with substantial career progression opportunities
• Delivery of a wide range of exciting engineering projects across the local region and beyond
• Proactively contributing to the future of the company

Responsibilities

• Delivering on an array of design projects and developments
• Leading a team of Civil Engineers, providing mentorship and guidance as they develop professionally
• Overseeing a variety of aspects of engineering projects, delivering them to the highest of standards within agreed budgets and timescales
• Taking the lead on the delivery of a number of residential, commercial, and industrial projects
• Building and maintaining important professional relations with clients and other stakeholders across the public and private sectors
• Preparing and checking reports, specifications, drawings, calculations, and other technical documents
• Enforcing company policies and procedures, ensuring all colleagues consistently adhere to best practice
• Upholding the appropriate health and safety standards at all times
• Delivering business development strategies, acting as a trusted company representative

Required skills and experience

• A UK Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering (or a cognate discipline)
• Possess Chartered Status with a relevant, recognised Professional Body, or proactively working to attain this
• Extensive experience of working in a design capacity, within a UK-based consultancy setting
• Demonstrable experience of working with water-based projects
• Experience of detailed civil engineering design, particularly drainage systems and strategies
• Proficient in the use of various software packages (including Revit, AutoCAD, etc.)
• Considerable experience of preparing reports and other technical documents
• Prior experience of leading projects and/or teams
• Experience of managing client and stakeholder relations
• Good organisation, time management, team leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence

Desirable skills and experience

• A UK Master\'s Degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant field
• Specific experience of working with non-infrastructure projects (such as reservoirs, pumping stations, etc.)
• Experience of authoring Flood Risk Assessments
• Experience of Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS)
• Experience of working in a public-facing role

If you are interested in the role of Senior Civil Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy