Senior Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; Middlesbrough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A market leading Engineering and Planning Consultancy is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their team in Middlesbrough. This role requires a strong background in Civil Engineering and experience in Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies. The ideal candidate will design drainage and site projects using Infodrainage and Civils 3D software. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Substantial benefits package

Career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in Civil Engineering required.
• Proficiency in Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and manage project timelines.

Responsibilities

• Complete Flood Risk Assessments for planning applications.
• Prepare designs for drainage and roads using relevant software.
• Liaise with clients about project progress and budgets.

Skills

Flood Risk Assessments

Drainage Strategies

Infodrainage

Civils 3D

AutoCAD

Causeway Flow

Education

Strong academic background in Civil Engineering

Tools

Infodrainage

Civils 3D

AutoCAD

Causeway Flow

Job description

Overview

My client, a market leading multidisciplinary Engineering and Planning Consultancy, is searching for a Senior Engineer to join the Team based in York.

It is essential that applicants have a strong academic background in Civil Engineering and have experience completing Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Strategies for Planning Applications and designs for drainage, roads and site designs using Infodrainage and Civils 3D. It is beneficial for applicants to live near York as you will be required in the office twice a week.

Responsibilities

• Complete, review and amend Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies for Planning Applications.
• Prepare detailed SuDS, access roads, road alignment, highways and site design using Infodrainage, AutoCAD, Civils 3D and Causeway Flow.
• Liaise with Clients to discuss project progress, timescales and project budgets.

Requirements

• Strong academic background in Civil Engineering.
• Experience with Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Strategies for Planning Applications and drainage, roads and site designs.
• Proficiency with Infodrainage, Civils 3D, AutoCAD and Causeway Flow.
• Ability to liaise with clients and manage project progress, timescales and budgets.

Benefits

This role comes with a competitive salary, flexible working (with two days in the office), substantial benefits package and career progression.

About the Role

If this role is of interest to you or if you are searching for other roles relating to Drainage Engineering/Flood Risk Assessment please do not hesitate to contact Jordanna Morris at Penguin. This is a permanent role.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.

Job Information

• Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer
• Company: Penguin Recruitment
• Location: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
• Posted: Sep 10th 2025
• Closes: Oct 11th 2025
• Sector:
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time