Senior / Principal Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consulting firm in Cambridge seeks a Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join their expanding team. The ideal candidate will have experience with land development projects, proficiency in highway and drainage designs, and strong technical skills in Civil Engineering. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of design drawings and calculations, ensuring high standards and compliance with best practices. This role offers a hybrid working policy and comprehensive professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Agile Working with flexible policy

Continued support with training and development

Private healthcare

Professional subscription fees

Employee Events

Mental Health First Aiders

2 Charity Days per annum

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Free High Street membership discount

Qualifications

• Experience with land development/regeneration projects.
• Ability to produce technical drawings for planning and construction.
• Knowledge of legal and planning processes for infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery through preparation of design drawings and calculations.
• Ensure compliance with Civil Engineering best practices and standards.
• Coordinate with planning applications and technical approvals.

Skills

Consultancy/private sector development background

Highway and drainage designs

Mentoring junior staff

3D modelling software knowledge

Education

HNC or BEng Civil Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Micro drainage software

Job description

We are hiring for a Senior / Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join our clients expanding Infrastructure Engineering team in Cambridge. This is an exciting opportunity to be apart of a successful development team with a wide-ranging portfolio of clients in all sectors across the UK.

We are looking for a candidate that has 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 successful applicant will support delivery through the preparation of design drawings and calculations to accompany planning applications, discharge of conditions and detailed technical approvals for construction.

What’s on offer

• Agile Working offering a flexible and hybrid working policy
• Continued support with training and development, professional qualifications and CPD
• Private healthcare
• Professional subscription fees
• Employee Events
• Mental Health First Aiders
• 2 Charity Day per annum
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Free High street membership discount

What you need to succeed

• Consultancy/private sector development background with experience of land development/regeneration projects.
• Experience preparing highway and drainage designs for both private and adoptable systems.
• Experience applying the principles, design codes and standards set out in Manual for Streets, DMRB, Local Authority Design guides, the SuDS Manual, DCG, Building Regulations etc.
• Educated to a minimum of HNC or BEng Civil Engineering degree level.
• An ability to mentor and support development of junior staff
• Experience in the production of technical drawings for planning, tender and construction purposes for a variety of infrastructure projects.
• Numerate and software literate including experience and knowledge of 3D modelling software, including Micro drainage and AutoCAD.
• A good understanding of the legal, planning, and technical processes associated with delivery of adoptable highway and drainage infrastructure including Section 38/278 and/or Section 104 agreements.