Senior Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Henley-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to join its Infrastructure Engineering team in Oxfordshire. This role involves providing high-quality design solutions and producing technical documentation for various civil engineering projects. The position offers hybrid working, career progression, and comprehensive training support.

Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Uncapped career progression with training

ICE Chartership support with mentors

Regular performance reviews

Qualifications

• 2+ years relevant post-graduate experience required.
• Experience in highway and drainage design is desirable.
• Consultancy/private sector development background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support schemes through design drawings and calculations.
• Deliver high-quality service and innovative design solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with the engineering team.

Skills

Highway Engineering

Drainage Engineering

Design Principles

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civils3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Civil Engineer to join our clients expanding Infrastructure Engineering team in Oxfordshire. Our client is a structural and civil engineering consultancy with an established reputation for providing high quality engineering services. They deliver practical, commercial solutions for our clients and pride ourselves on a creative, collaborative approach with hands-on partner involvement from conception to completion.

They were established nearly 30 years ago and currently have 3 offices across the UK.They are seeking a talented individual that can deliver a high-quality service, has the ability to think outside the box, and who enjoys a collaborative approach to developing pragmatic and innovative design solutions to the various technical challenges land development can present.

You must have a good understanding of Civil Engineering best practice and standards, and the technical design skills to produce high quality work on a range of projects. The individual will support schemes through design drawings and calculations to accompany planning applications through to construction.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Private medical insurance
• Uncapped career progression with training
• ICE Chartership support with mentors
• Regular performance reviews

What you need to succeed

• BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering or a degree qualification in a related subject plus 2+ years relevant post graduate experience.
• Experience in highway engineering, drainage engineering or general development infrastructure design.
• A good understanding of relevant best practice and guidance.
• Experience in highway and drainage design using for example Manual for Streets, DMRB, CIRIA SuDS Manual, Sewerage Sector Guidance, and Local Authority design standards is desirable.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD. Knowledge of 3D modelling software such as Civils3D or similar, and drainage modelling software such as MicroDrainage or similar would be desirable.
• To be able to prepare drawings and calculations for both private and adoptable arrangements applying the relevant principles, design codes and standards.
• Consultancy/private sector development background with a bias towards private sector development work.
• Effective organisational and communication skills with a collaborative approach and enjoys responsibility.
• Ideally a full driving licence and access to a car.