Senior Civil Engineer — Hybrid Role with Project Leadership

Penguin Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional membership fees

Support towards professional资格

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in Birmingham. The role focuses on hands-on design, project responsibility, and progression within an established consultancy.

You will work across commercial, education, healthcare and residential sectors, influencing civil design decisions for multi-million-pound projects. Responsibilities include leading drainage, SuDS and external infrastructure design, managing projects, and delivering precise Civil 3D and AutoCAD outputs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong experience in development infrastructure design.
• Experience across drainage, SuDS and highways design.
• Chartered or Incorporated status or working towards it (advantageous).
• Excellent client-facing and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil engineering design across development projects.
• Deliver drainage, SuDS, highways and external infrastructure designs.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies.
• Manage multiple projects and civil design packages.
• Produce and review designs using Civil 3D, PDS, Site 3D and AutoCAD.
• Work closely with clients and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Help develop technical standards and grow the civil engineering team.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and technicians.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

PDS

Site 3D

MicroDrainage

InfoDrainage

Job description

Penguin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in Birmingham. The role focuses on hands-on design, project responsibility, and progression within an established consultancy.

You will work across commercial, education, healthcare and residential sectors, influencing civil design decisions for multi-million-pound projects. Responsibilities include leading drainage, SuDS and external infrastructure design, managing projects, and delivering precise Civil 3D and AutoCAD outputs.