Senior Civil Engineer in Brighton

Energy Jobline CVL; Brighton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Healthcare cash plan

Discounts (retail/travel/social)

Cycle-to-work

Green Car schemes

Parental leave enhancements

Career development

Job summary

Carrington West is assisting an established engineering consultancy in Brighton to recruit a Senior Civil Engineer. The role covers ownership from concept to delivery across highways, drainage and civil schemes, with direct client and contractor engagement and a strong delivery culture.

Based in Brighton with 2-3 days in the office, you will lead projects, manage budgets and schedules, review designs, and mentor junior engineers while maintaining high quality standards.

Qualifications

• At least five years' experience in civil engineering and delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Drainage experience is essential within the Brighton team.
• Experience with NEC4 contracts and knowledge of design standards.

Responsibilities

• Own civil engineering projects from concept to delivery and construction.
• Develop highways and drainage schemes from concept to completion.
• Lead project tasks, budgets and schedules.
• Collaborate with contractors and cross-disciplinary teams.
• Review technical designs and provide guidance to junior engineers.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Highways infrastructure

Project management

Contractor liaison

NEC4 experience

ICE/CIHT membership

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered status progress

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Senior Civil Engineer

An established engineering consultancy is looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to join its growing Brighton team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced civil engineer who enjoys being close to project delivery. You'll be involved throughout the project lifecycle, working across highways, drainage and wider civil engineering schemes while collaborating directly with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams. The Brighton office is a small, close-knit and highly collaborative team with a strong delivery culture.

The role

You’ll take ownership of civil engineering projects from initial concept and detailed design through to delivery and construction.

• Developing and delivering civil engineering, highways and drainage schemes from concept through to completion


• Taking a hands‑on role in drainage design and wider civil engineering


• Managing your own project tasks, budgets, programmes and priorities


• Working directly with contractors and supporting projects during construction


• Producing and reviewing technical designs and deliverables


• Providing guidance and support to junior and assistant engineers


• Coordinating with other engineering disciplines and project teams


• Supporting estimates, proposals and the development of new work


• Maintaining quality standards and identifying practical solutions to technical issues


• Building your project management and commercial responsibilities as you progress

The role is based in Brighton, with a minimum expectation of 2-3 days per week in the office. The team has a strong office-based culture, so someone who enjoys being around colleagues and working collaboratively in person will fit particularly well.

What we're looking for

You’ll ideally have at least five years' experience within civil engineering and a strong technical grounding in the delivery of infrastructure projects. Drainage experience is essential, as you’ll provide an important area of technical expertise within the Brighton team.

You’ll also bring:

• Strong civil engineering knowledge, ideally including highways infrastructure


• Practical experience of delivering projects through detailed design and into construction


• Knowledge and practical experience of NEC4


• Experience working with contractors, either within consultancy/professional services or from a contractor or site engineering background


• Good knowledge of relevant design standards, including DMRB where applicable


• AutoCAD experience, with Civil 3D experience highly desirable


• The ability to manage project tasks, deadlines and competing priorities


• Good commercial awareness


• A relevant Civil Engineering qualification


• Professional membership of ICE, IHE or CIHT, or progress towards professional/Chartered status


• Experience gained in a hands‑on contractor, site engineering or consultancy delivery environment would be particularly valuable.

Why join?

This is an opportunity to become an important part of a genuinely close-knit Brighton team at a time when its project portfolio is growing.

You’ll have the chance to work on newly secured frameworks across the South, take real ownership of project delivery and develop towards greater technical and project leadership responsibility.

The package includes:

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays


• Option to purchase up to five additional days' holiday


• Healthcare cash plan


• Retail, travel and social discounts


• Cycle-to-work and Green Car schemes


• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages, subject to eligibility


• Career development and professional learning opportunities

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