Senior Civil Engineer - Cardiff

Zodiac Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their dynamic team. The role involves leading drainage design projects, offering competitive salary, flexible working hours, and extensive training opportunities. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years experience, relevant qualifications, and be prepared to tackle complex engineering challenges in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Life insurance and assurance policies

Health care cash plan

7% Employer pension contribution

Professional institution membership fees paid

Support to acquire professional membership

Formal training courses fully funded

Social benefits (football, yoga, charity support)

Qualifications

• Relevant Civil Engineering degree (Masters desirable but not essential).
• 7+ years of experience within the drainage sector.
• Have or be nearing Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery for drainage infrastructure projects.
• Produce high quality deliverables.
• Support in the management of the team.

Skills

3D design and modelling

Knowledge of surface water design

Technical support

Relationship building

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Education

Relevant Civil Engineering degree

Tools

MicroDrainage

InfoDrainage

AutoCAD

Civils 3D

Autodesk ICM

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Zodiac Recruitment

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Salary Up to £55,000 depending on experience Vacancy type Permanent Categories Civil Engineering

Role: Senior Civil Engineer

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £44-£55k plus excellent benefits package.

The Company
Our client is a busy, multi-disciplinary consultancy based in Cardiff, covering everything from Structural and Drainage to Major Civils and Water Engineering. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll be joining a close-knit team of highly motivated and driven professionals who thrive in a busy environment, work hard and take pride in delivering exceptional standards of work. In return for all their hard work, staff are supported with extensive external training opportunities, generous salary and packages, and plenty of extra-curricular activities. There is also parking on site and the office is within easy access of public transport lines.

The Role
As the Senior Civil Engineer, reporting to the Associate Director, you will lead the design delivery for a variety of projects within the drainage infrastructure sector, with challenging projects in sustainable urban and conventional surface water drainage. You’ll take pride in your work, solve complex engineering problems, and be in your element within a busy consultancy environment.

Responsibilities
Producing high quality deliverables

Sustainable urban drainage design

Conventional surface drainage design

Solve challenging engineering dilemmas

Support in the management of the team

Technical support and resource planning Requirements

Relevant Civil Engineering degree (Masters desirable but not essential)

7+ years of experience within the drainage sector

Knowledge of surface, and foul water design and/or construction.

Sewers for adoption and Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

Have or be nearing Chartership

Have SuDS Approval Body approval

Competent in 3D design and modelling

Highly competent using MicroDrainage, InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, Civils 3D, and/or Autodesk ICM

Knowledge of Water Authority approval processes (i.e. S104, S106)

Awareness of Planning Policy and design requirements relating to flood risk management

Able to manage workloads effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines

Competent in relationship building (i.e. with external bodies and authorities)

Able to work to your own initiative, independently, and within a team

Methodical, with excellent written and verbal communication skills What’s in it for me?

Competitive salary

Agile/flexible working

Life insurance and life assurance policies

Health care cash plan

7% Employer pension contribution

Professional institution membership fees paid

Support to acquire professional membership

Formal, external training courses fully funded

Continuing professional development training (CPD)

Social benefits (football, yoga, charity support)

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