Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer (Development)

WSP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Manchester seeks an enthusiastic Senior Engineer to support the delivery of civil engineering infrastructures. You will engage with diverse projects, collaborate with clients, and guide junior staff. Your expertise in highway design, drainage strategies, and utility planning will be vital to deliver high-quality projects that meet technical and budgetary requirements. Join us to make a positive impact in the UK development landscape.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highway/roads design and drainage.
• Ability to produce masterplans, technical reports, and construction drawings.
• Familiarity with relevant design codes and planning guidance.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of designs and drawings for construction projects.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders for project management.
• Ensure projects meet budget, programme, and technical standards.

Skills

Highway/roads design

Drainage strategy and design

Flood risk assessment

Utility design and planning

Client liaison

Construction drawing production

Design Manual for Roads & Bridges knowledge

Tools

InfoDrainage

Civils 3D

PDS

Job description

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A little more about your role…

You will be an enthusiastic Senior Engineer involved in supporting our regional Development Team in Manchester, focusing on civil engineering for development infrastructure.

You will work within a team supporting the production of designs and drawings for construction projects and technical reports for masterplanning in support of planning applications. You can expect to be active on several projects and client accounts at any given time. You will report to a senior member of the Development Team. You can expect your role to involve:

• 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.
• Contributing to all types of 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 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.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Knowledge of, and experience in highway/roads design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as a working knowledge of the Development Industry in the UK.
• An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures
• 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, Designing 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
• 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

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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