Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design consultancy in Bristol is looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to join their Development Team. The role involves technical design and project management within various civil infrastructure projects. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in highway design, drainage strategy, and utility planning, combined with excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working opportunity and support for personal development and Chartership. If you're passionate about civil engineering and looking to work on high-profile projects, apply now.

Benefits

Personal development programme

Bonus scheme

High-street discounts

ICE Chartership support

Private medical insurance

Life Assurance

Buy / Sell Additional leave

Qualifications

• Experience in highway design and drainage.
• Ability to produce technical reports and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of design codes and planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of concept studies and planning applications.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and project management.
• Guide technical staff and ensure project delivery meets standards.

Skills

Highway design

Drainage strategy

Flood risk assessment

Utility design and planning

Client liaison

Technical report writing

Education

Postgraduate experience or equivalent

Tools

InfoDrainage / MicroDrainage

Civils 3D

PDS

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Civil Engineer to support the growth of our client’s regional Development Team in Bristol, focusing on civil engineering for development infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity to join a blue‑chip design consultancy that has been around for over 100 years and dominates the Civil Infrastructure industry. You will work within a team supporting the production of designs and drawings for construction projects and technical reports for master planning in support of planning applications.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Personal development programme
• Bonus scheme
• High‑street discounts
• ICE Chartership support
• Private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Buy / Sell Additional leave

The role

Providing day‑to‑day support in the delivery of concept studies / strategies with hands‑on design, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction drawing issue.

Involvement in high‑profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management.

Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

Contributing to all types of Development projects across multiple sectors and clients.

Being active on several varied multi‑disciplinary project / client accounts at any given time.

You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate.

What you need to succeed

Knowledge of, and experience in, highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning, as well as a good working knowledge of the Development Industry.

The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.

A good knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance, and the ability to prepare drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.

Good written and spoken communication skills and awareness of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability.

The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including InfoDrainage / MicroDrainage, Civils 3D, and / or PDS.

Experience of liaison with clients, co‑professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects.

A good knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects, and how, if applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.

A robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.

Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and working towards Chartership or having equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.

An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable, as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures.