Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction consulting firm in London is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead civil engineering consultancy services for various infrastructure projects. The role involves client engagement, project management, and supporting a team of engineers. Candidates should have postgraduate knowledge in civil engineering, expertise in highway design, drainage, and flood risk management, along with familiarity with relevant design codes and planning processes. This position offers hybrid working and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working

High-street discounts

Tech scheme

Private medical insurance

Career development support

Health and wellness opportunities

Holiday buy back scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the development industry and its legal processes.
• Ability to produce infrastructure masterplans and technical reports.
• Familiarity with design codes and technical approvals.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services.
• Engage in high-profile client and stakeholder management.
• Ensure projects meet budget, programme, and quality requirements.

Skills

Highway design

Drainage strategy and design

Flood risk assessment and management

Utility design and planning

Client engagement

Project management

Education

Postgraduate or equivalent experience

Tools

InfoDrainage

Civils 3D

PDS

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Engineer to support our client’s civil infrastructure development team in London. You’ll be focusing on civil and infrastructure engineering for land and property Development projects.

Additionally, working amongst a team of talented engineers across public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• High‑street discounts
• Tech scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Clear career development with ICE Training support
• Health and wellness opportunities
• Holiday buy back scheme

The role

• Leading day to day technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction.
• Bringing expertise in drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways, streetscape, earthworks, and utilities to all types of land, property and infrastructure development projects across all 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.
• Involvement in high‑profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team collaboration (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals), and project management.
• Being responsible for, or actively engaged in, ensuring your projects are delivered within budget, on programme, and to the required quality for technical and legal compliance.

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 working knowledge of the Development Industry.
• Knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, 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.
• Knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and are at least nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.
• The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
• 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 are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
• Aware 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, 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.