Senior Highways & Infrastructure Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a Senior Civil Engineer with expertise in Highways and Drainage to strengthen their Infrastructure Engineering team in Bristol. The role involves leading projects, providing high-quality design outputs, and managing client relationships. This position offers flexible hybrid working, private medical insurance, enhanced training, and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

Flexible / Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare plan

Enhanced training with ICE

Regular performance review & uncapped progression

Qualifications

• 4+ years relevant post-graduate experience, ideally with Chartered or Inc. status.
• Demonstrable ability to lead delivery of highway engineering infrastructure schemes.
• Experience in consultancy with focus on private sector development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare design drawings and calculations for planning applications.
• Lead on small/medium sized projects working in conjunction with team.
• Manage non-technical project aspects including contract and financial management.

Skills

Highway Engineering

Autocad

Drainage Design

3D Modelling

Contract Management

Education

BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civils3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Civil Engineer who specialises in Highways and Drainage to join our clients expanding Infrastructure Engineering team in Bristol. Our client has been a dominant consultancy for over 20 years across infrastructure drainage and highways projects.

The ideal Engineer must have a good understanding of Civil Engineering best practice and standards, and the technical design skills to produce high quality work on a range of projects. The individual will support schemes through design drawings and calculations to accompany planning applications through to construction.

What’s on offer

• Flexible / Hybrid Working
• Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare plan
• Enhanced training with ICE
• Regular performance review & uncapped progression

What you need to succeed

• BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering or a degree qualification in a related subject plus 4+ years relevant post graduate experience and ideally Incorporated or working towards Chartership with a relevant professional body e.g. ICE.
• Demonstrable ability to lead in the delivery of highway engineering infrastructure schemes.
• Experience in undertaking an independent holistic lead role on small/medium sized projects working in conjunction with others.
• Ability to prepare drawing packs and calculations for adoptable arrangements applying the relevant principles, design codes and standards such as Manual for Streets, DMRB, and Local Authority design standards.
• Experience obtaining technical approval from Local Highways Authorities for S278 agreements. Surface water drainage design in a highway setting is desirable.
• Numerate and software literate with experience of AutoCAD and 3D modelling software such as Civils3D or similar.
• Experience with drainage modelling software such as MicroDrainage or similar would be desirable.
• Experience in consultancy background with a focus on private sector development.
• Ability to manage non-technical project aspects such as contract management including financials, programme and resourcing. Experience with client and external facing role.