Senior Civil Engineer - Development Infrastructure Lead

Elliott Wood Partnership; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private health cover

Life and income insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Cash plan

Discretionary bonus

6% employer pension contribution

25 days annual leave + option to buy 5

Learning and development

Job summary

Elliott Wood is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Development Infrastructure team in London. You will lead masterplanning, enabling works and infrastructure design across multiple sectors, delivering concept-to-delivery projects with a focus on roads, drainage and utilities.

You will oversee development infrastructure masterplans, deliver site-wide and plot-level solutions, and ensure compliance with planning policies and regulatory standards while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years in civil engineering with delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Experience running projects independently from concept to delivery.
• Master planning and enabling works across multiple sectors.
• Proficiency with drainage, earthworks, roads and utilities design.
• Ability to produce Flood Risk Assessments and SuDS design.
• Knowledge of local planning policy, DMRB and Building Regulations.
• Experience with planning submissions and technical approvals.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil projects from concept to delivery with high technical outputs.
• Manage project financials: fees, costs, invoicing and variations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and liaise with clients and authorities.
• Mentor engineers and support professional development.
• Ensure compliance with CDM, ISO standards and governance.
• Support business development through tenders and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Masterplanning

Civil engineering

Project management

Team leadership

Health & safety

CDM 2015

Planning submissions

Tools

InfoDrainage

MicroDrainage

Civil 3D/AutoCAD

Navisworks

KeySIGN

Vehicle tracking software

Job description

Elliott Wood is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Development Infrastructure team in London. You will lead masterplanning, enabling works and infrastructure design across multiple sectors, delivering concept-to-delivery projects with a focus on roads, drainage and utilities.

You will oversee development infrastructure masterplans, deliver site-wide and plot-level solutions, and ensure compliance with planning policies and regulatory standards while mentoring junior engineers.