Senior Design Engineer - Highways & Drainage

Calibre Search; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Calibre Search in Leeds is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead highways and drainage projects from feasibility through to construction, combining hands-on design with project leadership.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and liaise with clients, local authorities and statutory bodies, while maintaining quality, schedule and budget on a growing portfolio of infrastructure schemes.

Qualifications

• Leading highways and drainage infrastructure projects from concept to completion.
• Producing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies.
• Coordinating clients, local authorities, utilities and multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical oversight of drawings/calculations.
• Working towards, or holding, IEng or CEng status.

Responsibilities

• Lead schemes from feasibility through to construction with hands-on design and project leadership.
• Review designs and guide multidisciplinary teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Coordinate with clients, local authorities, and utilities; manage technical approvals.

Skills

Leading highways & drainage projects

Technical leadership

Design review

Coordination with authorities

Mentoring engineers

IEng/CEng status

Tools

Civil 3D

OpenRoads

PDS

MicroDrainage

InfoDrainage

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Highways & Drainage Leeds

If you're already operating at Senior Engineer level, or you're an experienced Engineer ready to make that step, this is an opportunity to join a Consultancy that's investing heavily in both its people and its future.

With a growing portfolio of infrastructure projects secured across the residential, commercial, industrial, education and energy sectors, the Leeds team is looking for another Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help lead schemes from feasibility through to construction. You'll become a key technical figure within the office, trusted to deliver projects, support clients and help develop the next generation of engineers.

This isn't a role where you'll simply oversee drawings from a distance. You'll remain hands-on technically whilst leading projects, managing programmes, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and acting as a key point of contact for clients, local authorities and statutory bodies. You'll review designs, provide technical guidance, identify value engineering opportunities and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standard.

Equally important is your role within the team itself. You'll mentor junior engineers, help shape technical standards across projects and play an active part in maintaining the collaborative culture that's become one of the consultancy's biggest strengths. The office operates on a hybrid basis, but it's the type of environment where people naturally work together, share ideas and support each other, making it somewhere people genuinely enjoy being.

To be successful, you'll ideally have experience in some or most of the following:

• Leading highways and drainage infrastructure projects from concept through to completion.
• Designing and reviewing schemes using Civil 3D, OpenRoads, PDS, MicroDrainage or InfoDrainage.
• Managing technical approvals including S38, S278, S104, S106 and associated agreements.
• Producing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Strategies and supporting technical reports.
• Coordinating clients, local authorities, utilities and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical oversight of drawings and calculations.
• Working towards, or already holding, IEng or CEng status.

In return, you'll join a business that's experiencing sustained growth, where your opinion is valued and progression isn't dictated by time served. Whether your ambition is to strengthen your technical expertise, develop your leadership skills or progress towards Principal level, you'll be given the support, autonomy and project exposure to get there.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.