Senior Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned 5* builder is seeking an experienced senior engineer to join their technical team in Leeds. The role involves preparing designs for developments, supervising teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering, relevant design experience, and strong IT skills.

Benefits

Competitive package + Car Allowance

Generous Pension Scheme (Up to 15% total contribution)

Discretionary Bonus

Flexible Working

Life assurance, cover up to 8x salary

Up to 3 paid volunteer days per year

Training & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline such as Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• IEng/CEng ICE chartership status or a desire to obtain chartership.
• Previous supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare designs for the entire development lifecycle.
• Supervise your team, manage project programmes, and share information.
• Provide engineering advice to assist with planning applications.

Skills

Civil engineering design experience

Excellent IT skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

IEng/CEng ICE chartership status

Tools

CAD

PDS

FLOW

Job description

A family-owned, 5* builder who are committed to building high-quality homes backed up with first-class customer service. Our strength lies in the care and attention given to all our design, specification of fixtures and fittings and a high-quality finish.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior engineer to join our professional technical team from their busy Leeds office.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive package + Car Allowance
• Generous Pension Scheme(Up to 15% total contribution)
• Discretionary Bonus
• Flexible Working
• Life assurance, providing cover up to 8x your annual salary
• Up to 3 paid volunteer days per year to support with one of our volunteering projects
• Training & development opportunities, with funding towards professional membership

The role:

• Prepare designs for the entire development lifecycle, considering construction, maintenance and demolition in line with CDM regulations, including pre-construction information.
• Day-to-day supervision of your team, ensuring management of project programmes and sharing of information.
• Work with the Technical Manager to review all technical site data and keep the Technical Manager up to date with significant changes.
• Agreeing scope of works, programme and costs with Technical Manager before instructing surveys and consultants as required.
• Provide engineering advice to assist with planning applications and land acquisition.
• Prepare detailed engineering designs and drawings and issue to Build for construction, issuing further instructions and variation orders as needed.
• Ensure that engineering decisions are evaluated commercially, and that technical approval is sought from the appropriate regulatory bodies and authorities.

What you need to succeed:

• A degree in a relevant discipline such as Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• IEng/CEng ICE chartership status or a desire to obtain chartership
• Civil engineering design experience for a housebuilder, consultant or Local Authority.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Excellent IT skills including CAD, PDS, FLOW or similar.