Senior Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the North East is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support substantial projects in commercial and residential sectors. The role involves overseeing design quality, managing projects, and liaising with clients while working within a supportive team. Competitive salary and excellent benefits, including pension contributions and flexible working arrangements, are offered for this key position.

Benefits

Membership of Group Personal Pension Plan

Payment of professional subscriptions

24 days annual leave

Private Health Care Scheme membership

Critical Illness cover

Life Assurance Policy coverage

Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff

Flexitime Working Schedule

Cycle to Work Scheme

Travel Loans

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience in the infrastructure field.
• Experience in highway and drainage design.
• Private sector experience with a portfolio of relevant projects.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of high-quality deliverables and compliance.
• Manage projects while providing mentorship to junior staff.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders to ensure project success.

Skills

Project Management

Client Liaison

Communication Skills

Initiative

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field

Professional Engineering Status (IEng or CEng) aspiration

Tools

PDS

Civil 3D

Microdrainage

AutoCAD

AutoTrack

Job description

This consultancy has an office in Newcastle that they are recruiting for. They have opportunities for expansion to meet the current healthy forward workload generated by the impetus for growth in the UK within the commercial, retail, industrial, and housing sectors.

The infrastructure team of the Newcastle office operates from a City Centre office situated very close to all of the vibrant amenities Newcastle as a city has to offer. The office is close to several transport options and many sought-after residential towns and villages.

The role:

• Take ownership and pride in the work being delivered by the team.
• Bring original thought and challenge to engineering problems.
• Review documents, designs, and drawings completed by the team to ensure consistent high quality and compliance with design standards, industry best practice, contractual obligations, and client expectations.
• Deliver work in compliance with Health and Safety legislation and Quality Management procedures.
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders, and other relevant third parties.
• Manage projects, providing support, mentoring, and guidance to less experienced colleagues.
• Ability to take initiative and manage own workload and deadlines.
• Proven reporting and communication skills are required, together with an ability to work as part of a team.

What’s on offer:

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of relevant professional subscriptions.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Critical Illness cover.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy given as 3 times annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexitime Working Schedule.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.

What you need to succeed:

• Ideal candidates for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer position will have a minimum of five years' experience with an aspiration to gain Incorporated or Chartered status.
• Experience in highway and drainage design with a working knowledge of UK design standards is needed, together with the ability to balance several projects and meet project timetables. The workload includes large-scale distribution centre developments in the commercial sector and residential schemes of varying scales, from pre-planning through to construction, so experience in highways, external works, and drainage for these projects is required.
• Candidates should have private sector experience and a working knowledge in the use of PDS / Civil 3D, Microdrainage, AutoCAD, and AutoTrack.
• The role offers an opportunity to provide design solutions on a large portfolio of projects and to work within a friendly and professional team that is proud of the quality of service delivered to clients. The company has a clear vision for innovation and engineering excellence.
• Benefits include a competitive salary, according to skills and experience, along with an excellent flexible benefits package, training opportunities, reimbursement of professional fees, contributory pension, personal health care plan, and life insurance.