Senior Civil Engineer - Contract

Strata Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Strata Consulting Limited in London seeks a Contract Senior Civil Engineer to drive residential infrastructure projects on a hybrid basis. The role focuses on drainage, highways and detailed design from feasibility to approvals, with a strong client-facing and technical execution emphasis.

The ideal candidate will deliver complex drainage and highway schemes, coordinate with authorities and consultants, and guide junior staff.

Qualifications

• Experience at a UK civil engineering consultancy.
• Strong residential infrastructure, drainage and highways design experience.
• Proficient in Site 3D, Civil 3D or Causeway Flow.
• Projects delivered from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Knowledge of UK design standards and approval processes.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Must live local to London.

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil engineering designs for residential and mixed-use developments.
• Design foul and surface water drainage systems, including SuDS.
• Undertake highways design, including access roads, junctions, roundabouts and estate roads.
• Prepare levels strategies, earthworks designs and cut-and-fill assessments.
• Produce and review detailed engineering drawings and drainage calculations.
• Manage technical approvals, including S104, S185, S38 and S278 agreements.
• Liaise with local authorities, water companies and external consultants.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and technicians.

Skills

Residential infra

Drainage design

Highways design

UK standards awareness

Independent work

Communication skills

Tools

Site 3D

Civil 3D

Causeway Flow

Job description

Contract Senior Civil Engineer – London

Location: London (Hybrid Working)
Contract Rate: £40–£50 per hour
Contract Type: Contract

We are currently looking for an experienced Contract Senior Civil Engineer to join a busy engineering consultancy in London, offering hybrid working and a competitive hourly rate.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in residential infrastructure design, with experience delivering drainage and highways schemes from initial feasibility through to detailed design and technical approvals.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver civil engineering designs for residential and mixed-use developments.
• Design foul and surface water drainage systems, including SuDS.
• Undertake highways design, including access roads, junctions, roundabouts and estate roads.
• Prepare levels strategies, earthworks designs and cut-and-fill assessments.
• Produce and review detailed engineering drawings and drainage calculations.
• Manage technical approvals, including S104, S185, S38 and S278 agreements.
• Liaise with local authorities, water companies and external consultants.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and technicians.

Key Requirements

• Previous experience working within a UK civil engineering consultancy.
• Strong residential infrastructure, drainage and highways design experience.
• Proficiency in either Site 3D, Civil 3D and Causeway Flow.
• Experience delivering projects from feasibility and planning through to detailed design.
• Good understanding of relevant UK design standards and technical approval processes.
• Ability to work independently and manage project deadlines.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• You must live local to London

What's on Offer?

• £40–£50 per hour
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on major residential and infrastructure developments.
• Varied project workload within an established engineering consultancy.