Senior Civil Engineer

Wokingham Borough Council; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

GP Helpline

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Onsite Gym

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Local & Lifestyle Discounts

Move through Menopause Course

Sports & Social Group Activities

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Place and Growth, Highways, and Transport team on a permanent, full-time basis. You will lead on design and delivery of highways capital works, manage stakeholders, and produce technical reports to UK standards.

You will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, substantial highways project experience, and strong Civils 2D/3D skills, with the ability to plan resources and align outputs with governance and risk

Qualifications

• Experience in overseeing highways projects from concept to construction.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Engineering subject.
• Knowledge of national/international highway standards (DMRB, SHW, Manual for Streets).
• Minimum 4 years’ experience delivering projects.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-standard technical reports and designs to UK standards.
• Manage costs, benefits, and project risks in line with policy.
• Coordinate with surveyors, consultants and contractors.
• Plan resources to maximise fee income and utilisation.
• Support construction and undertake site visits.

Skills

Project management

Client liaison

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Civils 2D

Civils 3D

Job description

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £42,124 - £46,581 Per Annum, Plus Benefits
Location: Shute End, Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: No
Closing Date: 04/10/2026 at 23:00
Reference: 711701

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Place and Growth, Highways, and Transport team here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a Permanent, Full-Time basis.

As Senior Civil Engineer, you will provide project management services and support strategic programmes and activities within the Capitals team, responsible for the design and delivery of all highways capital works. You'll work independently and pro-actively, leading on the delivery of key objectives, managing stakeholders, and delivering high-quality outputs and outcomes with minimal supervision.

This role involves assisting in the planning and organisation of resources to maximise fee income and utilisation, technical design to relevant UK standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets), and producing high-standard professional written technical reports. You'll liaise with internal and external clients, answer queries and respond to technical issues, identify key outputs and milestones for decision, report to governance forums, track and monitor actions, and ensure adherence to WBC and supplier processes.

Additional responsibilities include undertaking site visits, supporting the construction process, managing interdependencies across council change programs, liaising with surveyors, consultants and contractors, recording and tracking costs and benefits, creating learning logs, and managing risks and issues in line with Corporate Risk Management policy.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a collaborative, motivated professional with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, substantial experience in Highways projects, and technical skills in Civils 3D software to join our team.

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years of continued local government service), plus bank holidays
• GP Helpline – Available 7 days a week
• Employee Assistance Programme – Including a 24/7 Your Care Helpline
• Free Onsite Gym – Located at Shute End Offices, Wokingham
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes – Including Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Local & Lifestyle Discounts – Save on shopping, entertainment, dining out & more
• Move through Menopause Course
• Sports & Social Group Activities – Including running, football, cricket & more
• And more!

Key Responsibilities

• Technical design to relevant UK standards (DMRB, Manual for streets) as well as producing high standard professional written technical reports.
• Liaising and maintaining a good relationship with internal and external clients answering queries and responding to technical issues, provide support, and ensure that we deliver successful outcomes, which add improvement to services, customer outcomes, and savings.
• Record and track costs and benefits of projects and create learning logs to be referred to with each new project. Manage risks and issues in line with Corporate Risk Management policy
• To follow the Business Change Framework methodology and ways of working. To administer and manage the project process and service project meetings. To agree and produce clear, concise project plans and delivery timescales
• Undertake site visits and supporting the construction process.
• Liaising and managing surveyors, consultants, contractors and other collaborators.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in efficiently using Civils 2D (essential) & 3D (desirable) software to produce Highway plans.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Engineering subject.
• Sound working knowledge of relevant national and international highway related standards (e.g. DMRB, SHW, Traffic Signs Manual, Manual for Streets), contracts (e.g. ICE, NEC, and FIDIC), methodologies and procedures
• Experience of managing and delivering projects from concept design through to construction with a minimum of 4 years’ experience
• Ability to respond quickly to changing circumstances whilst maintaining a clear view of overall priorities. Ability to work under pressure to ensure deadlines are met, whilst maintaining a high quality of work

Our Area:

Wokingham Borough Council has recently been ranked 2nd most productive council in England by the Impower Productivity Index, recognising our strong performance and efficient use of public money.

Our Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.