Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Kent is recruiting a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a hybrid role. You will manage drainage and infrastructure projects, support junior team members, and liaise with clients. Candidates should have significant experience and advanced skills in relevant design tools. Competitive benefits, including training opportunities and performance bonuses, are offered.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Hybrid working

Reimbursement of professional fees

Personal health care plan

Life insurance

Interest-free travel loan scheme

Additional leave purchase and buy-back scheme

Performance related bonus

Qualifications

• Significant post-graduate experience and ideally working towards Chartered status.
• Advanced level skills in MicroDrainage and AutoCad.
• Sound technical ability and excellent communication skills.
• Experience in planning stage projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day project management and lead design of multiple schemes.
• Develop Concept and Detailed Drainage Strategies.
• Produce Planning Documents like Flood Risk Assessments.
• Guide and support junior members of the team.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Technical design

MicroDrainage

AutoCad

Education

Post-graduate experience or equivalent

Tools

MicroDrainage

AutoCad

Civils 3D

Job description

We’re recruiting for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our clients Kent office on a fulltime hybrid basis. The role is within a team of drainage, highways and development infrastructure specialists. This consultancy is heavily involved from initial feasibility stage, through planning and detail design, to the construction stage.

What’s on offer

• Training opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Reimbursement of professional fees
• Personal health care plan
• Life insurance
• Interest‑free travel loan scheme
• Additional leave purchase and buy‑back scheme
• Performance related bonus

The role

• Provide day to day project management and lead the design of multiple schemes across a range of clients
• Develop Concept and Detailed Drainage Strategies
• Develop Levels Strategies and manage the production of Earthwork Appraisals
• Produce Planning Documents such as Flood Risk Assessments/Drainage Technical Notes and Utilities Statements
• Undertake Due Diligence reviews to support the purchase of land
• Guide and support junior members of the team, delegate and check work, ensuring deadlines are met and we maintain the high‑quality of our deliverables
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders, preparing fee proposals, managing projects, and undertaking business development

What you need to succeed

• Significant post‑graduate (or equivalent) experience, and ideally someone who is working towards, or awarded, Chartered or Incorporated status (CEng/IEng, MICE, MCIWEM), or have equivalent experience and responsibility.
• Advanced level skills in MicroDrainage and AutoCad, plus an understanding of Civils 3d would be beneficial
• A sound technical ability and excellent communication skills
• A drive to develop both themselves and others
• Experience in pre‑planning and planning stage projects, as well as a good understanding of detail design and technical approval (S104, S38, S278, etc)