Senior Civil Engineer – Roads & Drainage Design

Keltbray; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Career progression opportunities

Diverse project portfolio

Job summary

Keltbray in Glasgow is seeking a technically capable Senior Civil Engineer / Design Engineer to join our growing civil engineering team. You will focus on roads, drainage and earthworks across a broad portfolio of infrastructure projects, including energy, substations and renewables, taking designs from feasibility to detailed design and construction support.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree, experience delivering roads and drainage, familiarity with UK standards, and good

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience delivering roads and drainage designs in consultancy, contractor or client-side environment.
• Strong understanding of road geometry, drainage design, earthworks and wider civil engineering principles.
• Experience preparing engineering calculations, technical reports and design deliverables.
• Knowledge of UK standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets, SuDS/CIRIA guidance, CDM).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver roads, access roads, drainage systems and civil infrastructure.
• Develop road alignments, junction layouts, vertical geometry and access arrangements.
• Design surface water and foul drainage systems, including attenuation and SuDS solutions.
• Undertake hydraulic calculations and drainage modelling using software like InfoDrainage or Causeway Flow.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, calculations, drawings and supporting design documentation.
• Coordinate designs across geotechnical, structural, environmental, utility and electrical disciplines.
• Support feasibility studies, optioneering, concept design and earthworks assessments.
• Support project programmes, budgets and resource planning.
• Attend client meetings, workshops and site visits.
• Undertake technical reviews and ensure designs meet project and quality requirements.
• Support and mentor junior engineers and technicians.

Skills

Road design

Drainage design

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

UK standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

InfoDrainage

Causeway Flow

MicroDrainage

Job description

Keltbray in Glasgow is seeking a technically capable Senior Civil Engineer / Design Engineer to join our growing civil engineering team. You will focus on roads, drainage and earthworks across a broad portfolio of infrastructure projects, including energy, substations and renewables, taking designs from feasibility to detailed design and construction support.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree, experience delivering roads and drainage, familiarity with UK standards, and good