Senior Civil Engineer – Infrastructure (Highways & Drainage)

X4 Life Sciences; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Independent Engineering Consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to lead infrastructure design across highways and drainage for residential, industrial and commercial developments. The role requires hands‑on delivery and the ability to manage own design packages with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of civil/infrastructure experience, strong highways or drainage expertise, and a solid track record with Section 278 and Section 38.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of civil/infrastructure experience.
• Strong highways and/or drainage design experience.
• Experience with Section 278 and Section 38 approvals and local authorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver detailed highways and drainage designs across residential, commercial and industrial developments.
• Take ownership of your own projects and design packages with minimal supervision.
• Design internal highways, roads, access arrangements and associated infrastructure.
• Deliver Section 278 and Section 38 highway works.
• Develop drainage strategies and detailed drainage designs.
• Prepare technical drawings, calculations, reports and specifications.
• Liaise with local authorities and other stakeholders to achieve technical approvals.
• Work closely with clients, developers, engineers and technicians throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure designs are delivered to the required technical standards, programme and budget.
• Provide technical support and guidance to more junior members of the team where required.

Skills

Highways design

Drainage design

Project management

Technical drawing

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

SITE3D

AutoCAD

Causeway Flow

PDS

InfoDrainage

Job description

Independent Engineering Consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to lead infrastructure design across highways and drainage for residential, industrial and commercial developments. The role requires hands‑on delivery and the ability to manage own design packages with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of civil/infrastructure experience, strong highways or drainage expertise, and a solid track record with Section 278 and Section 38.