Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Lead Drainage & Highways

Penguin Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Flexible working

Employee ownership

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer in Birmingham to take ownership of drainage and highway design on residential and masterplanning schemes. You will lead projects from planning through to technical approval, guiding junior staff and coordinating with clients and authorities.

The role offers employee ownership, profit sharing, flexible working, and a path to senior leadership within a growing multi-disciplinary consultancy.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or similar.
• Minimum five years' UK consultancy experience.
• Strong knowledge of drainage, flood risk and highways standards.
• Proven experience preparing technical submissions.
• Confident managing projects and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drainage and highway designs for residential schemes.
• Secure S38, S278 and S104 technical approvals.
• Produce planning submission packs and groundworks packages.
• Use Flow or MicroDrainage with Causeway PDS or Civil 3D.
• Manage project deadlines, resources and quality assurance.

Skills

Drainage design

Highways standards

Project management

Mentoring juniors

Technical submissions

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Flow

MicroDrainage

Causeway PDS

Civil 3D

Job description

Penguin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer in Birmingham to take ownership of drainage and highway design on residential and masterplanning schemes. You will lead projects from planning through to technical approval, guiding junior staff and coordinating with clients and authorities.

The role offers employee ownership, profit sharing, flexible working, and a path to senior leadership within a growing multi-disciplinary consultancy.