Senior Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy near Hull is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to lead diverse projects across residential, commercial, and retail sectors. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in Civil Engineering, be a Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership, and have extensive experience in UK-based consultancy roles. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for hybrid working, along with training and career progression.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary

Company pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Hybrid working opportunities

Training and career progression

Access to high-profile projects

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience within a UK-based consultancy setting in a design role.
• Demonstrable experience in completing Site Design and Drainage Strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead established teams on diverse residential, commercial, and retail projects.
• Complete Flood Risk Assessments and produce Sustainable Drainage Systems.
• Manage client relations and represent the company at meetings.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Site Design

Drainage Strategies

Road Alignment

Client Relations

InfoDrainage

Civils 3D

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Tools

AutoCAD

Civils 3D

InfoDrainage

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 a highly-respected, innovative multidisciplinary consultancy offering specialist design services for a diverse range of projects across civil engineering, planning, and landscape architecture. The role requires leading an established team across 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 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.