Senior Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Kingston upon Hull; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer based near Hull. You will lead projects across residential, commercial, and retail sectors, ensuring successful delivery and strong client relations. Ideal candidates should have a strong academic background in Civil Engineering and experience with drainage strategies. This position offers a competitive salary of £38,000 – £45,000 plus benefits including hybrid working opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary

Company pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Opportunities for hybrid working

Training and career progression

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer or actively working towards Chartership.
• Extensive experience in a UK-based consultancy.
• Strong design experience for planning applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-profile projects from inception to delivery.
• Manage client relations across public and private sectors.
• Complete Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies.

Skills

Chartered Civil Engineer or working towards Chartership

Experience in drainage strategies

Competency in AutoCAD

Competency in Civils 3D

Experience in site design

Education

Strong academic background in Civil Engineering

Tools

InfoDrainage

Civils 3D

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer

Ref. No.: CJD12025C

Location: Based near Hull

Salary: £38,000 – £45,000

This is an excellent opportunity to join my client, a highly-respected, innovative multidisciplinary consultancy, offering specialist design services for a diverse range of projects across the civil engineering, planning, and landscape architecture fields. My client is on the lookout for an experienced, driven Senior Civil Engineer, capable of leading an already-established team across a range of residential, commercial, and retail projects, based near the historic port city of Hull.

Benefits

• A highly-competitive base salary
• Enrolment in a company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Opportunities for hybrid working
• Training and career progression opportunities
• Access to a number of exciting, high-profile projects across the surrounding region

Responsibilities

• Working on a wide range of projects across the public and private sectors, including for Local Authorities
• Completing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies, supporting colleagues by reviewing and amending these
• Producing Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), Access Roads, Road Alignment, Highways, and Site Design, utilising the appropriate software packages (namely, AutoCAD and Civils 3D)
• Leading high-profile projects from initial inception through to successful delivery
• Forging, maintaining, and managing client relations across the public and private sectors
• Liaising with clients to ascertain project budgets and realistic timescales
• Representing the company at design team meetings and site visits

Required skills and experience

• Have a strong academic background in Civil Engineering (or similar, relevant discipline)
• Be a Chartered Civil Engineer, or actively working to attain Chartership Status
• Extensive relevant experience within a UK-based consultancy setting, in a design role
• Demonstrable experience in completing Site Design, Drainage Strategies, and Road Alignment for Planning Applications
• Strong competencies in the relevant software packages, to include InfoDrainage and Civils 3D

Desirable skills and experience

• Live locally, being familiar with the region
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence

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.