Senior Civil Engineer - Urban Development

Arcadis; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Places Design Practice in the UK to lead civil engineering and urban development initiatives within buildings projects. The role covers surface and foul drainage, utilities, earthworks and highways interfaces, with collaboration across global teams and BIM integration.

You will provide technical ownership, manage design solutions, prepare design reports and drawings, and mentor junior engineers while supporting safe, sustainable project delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with Chartered or Incorporated status; those close to chartered considered.
• Experience in design and delivery of civil engineering/urban development in buildings projects including surface water, foul water drainage, highways and utilities.
• Proficiency with design standards (SuDS, SfA, DMRB, Building Regulations).

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering activities contributing to sustainable development and apply Arcadis Health and Safety Principles.
• Collaborate with other design disciplines to ensure integrity of overall design.
• Agree and implement project approach for collaboration with global design colleagues.
• Prepare and manage design solutions across project stages, including drawings/BIM models, reports and specifications.
• Attend project meetings and review team output for accuracy.
• Maintain Designer Hazard Logs and communicate residual risks to the Principal Designer.
• Coordinate project planning, tasks, people and resources.
• Provide technical ownership of Design Decision Logs and Project Assumptions registers.
• As technical design lead, guide junior engineers, technicians and apprentices.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

Civil engineering design

Project management

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Chartered/ Incorporated status

Tools

MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage

AutoCAD Civil3D

BIM coordination

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

The Places Design Practice is currently seeking to locate a career minded Senior Engineer who has gained proven work experience in the design and delivery of civil engineering / urban development activities as part of buildings projects; including but not limited to, surface & foul drainage, utilities, ground/ earthworks, and highways interfaces. The role will support the delivery of Urban Development services through the Places Design Practice, including working & collaborating with cross-GBA teams, GEC, and global Places expertise. Experience in Industrial Manufacturing / Tech / Defence projects would be welcomed.

Role accountabilities

• Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and apply Arcadis Health and Safety Principles during the planning and delivery of work.
• Work in collaboration with other design disciplines, applying engineering solutions to ensure the integrity of the overall design.
• Agree and implement project approach for collaboration with global design colleagues.
• Prepare and manage design solutions for various stages of a project, including production management of drawings/BIM models, reports, and specifications.
• Attend project meetings and check the work of other team members to ensure accuracy.
• Identify and manage specific engineering management arrangements to complement Arcadis Integrated Management System requirements.
• Maintain technical ownership of Designer Hazard Logs, and communicate residual risks to the Principal Designer.
• Manage project planning and team coordination, including tasks, people, and resources.
• Provide technical ownership of project Design Decision Logs and Project Assumptions registers.
• As a technical design lead, you have a scope to contribute to the resolution of technical issues on projects and provide technical guidance to other team members, such as more junior engineers, technicians, and apprentices.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree qualified with Chartered or Incorporated status, though candidates close to achieving chartered status will also be considered.
• Relevant experience in the design and delivery of civil engineering / urban development activities as part of buildings projects is essential, including surface water & foul water drainage, highways and utility design.
• Expertise in software design methods such as MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage, AutoCAD Civil3D, and integration with BIM models.
• Sound knowledge of design standards (e.g., SuDS, SfA, DMRB, Building Regulations).
• Experience in project management, including planning, programming, commercial management, and client relationship management.
• Lead, provide direction, and technical advice to team members to support their delivery and professional development.
• Maintain and extend a theoretical approach to technology application in engineering practice and use a sound evidence-based approach to problem-solving.
• Technically competent in fundamental design principles and have ability to apply manual calculation methods where software methods are not available.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.