Urban Development Civil Engineer – Sustainable Design

Arcadis; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in Cambridge, United Kingdom seeks a career-minded engineer with proven civil design experience in urban development and buildings projects. The role focuses on surface and foul drainage, utilities, earthworks, and highway interfaces, delivering sustainable outcomes across cross-functional teams.

The candidate will apply MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage and AutoCAD Civil 3D within BIM-enabled projects, ensuring compliance with SuDS, SfA, and relevant standards while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified with professional status (CEng/IEng) or near-chartered consideration.
• Experience in civil/urban development design within building projects is essential (surface water, highways, utilities).
• Proficiency with MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage, AutoCAD Civil 3D and BIM model integration.
• Strong knowledge of design codes and construction principles (SuDS, SfA, DMRB, Building Regulations).

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil engineering designs for projects with focus on sustainable development and health & safety.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure design integrity across disciplines.
• Prepare design solutions and produce drawings, BIM models, reports and specs.
• Lead design reviews, attend meetings, and check colleagues’ work for accuracy.
• Provide technical input to design logs, risk registers, and project assumptions.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians, and guide engineering tasks.

Skills

Civil design experience

Drainage design

BIM collaboration

Manual calculation

Education

Chartered Engineer

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Arcadis in Cambridge, United Kingdom seeks a career-minded engineer with proven civil design experience in urban development and buildings projects. The role focuses on surface and foul drainage, utilities, earthworks, and highway interfaces, delivering sustainable outcomes across cross-functional teams.

The candidate will apply MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage and AutoCAD Civil 3D within BIM-enabled projects, ensuring compliance with SuDS, SfA, and relevant standards while mentoring junior staff.