Senior Engineer - Highways & Civil Engineering

Senior Engineer - Roads, Drainage & Civil Engineering

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands - candidates based within a 50-mile radius considered

Sector: Civil Engineering Highways Infrastructure Drainage

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Engineer to join a well-established civil engineering contractor delivering roads, highways, drainage and infrastructure schemes across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.

This role is suited to a hands-on Senior Engineer with a strong technical and practical background in civil engineering construction, particularly roads, drainage, setting out and site delivery
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The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating engineering activities, supervising Site Engineers, managing technical requirements and ensuring construction works are delivered safely, accurately and in accordance with programme.

We are particularly interested in engineers who have developed their careers on site and possess strong experience working for civil engineering contractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering activities on roads, highways, drainage and civil engineering projects.
• Manage and coordinate setting out, surveying and site engineering operations.
• Support the Site Agent and Project Manager with day-to-day construction delivery.
• Supervise and mentor Site Engineers, Graduate Engineers and engineering subcontractors.
• Ensure construction works are delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications and quality requirements.
• Coordinate engineering activities associated with drainage installation, road construction, earthworks and utilities.
• Review technical drawings, specifications and construction methodologies.
• Prepare and review RAMS, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), permits and engineering documentation.
• Manage quality assurance, inspections, as-built surveys and handover records.
• Resolve technical and engineering issues arising during construction.
• Liaise with designers, subcontractors, clients and site management teams.
• Monitor construction progress and support short-term programming.
• Coordinate materials, plant and engineering resources.
• Ensure compliance with site health, safety, environmental and quality procedures.
• Assist with temporary works coordination and technical approvals where required.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience working as a Senior Engineer or experienced Site Engineer within civil engineering construction
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• Strong hands-on experience delivering roads, highways and drainage works.
• Demonstrable experience with setting out, surveying and site engineering.
• Practical knowledge of drainage systems, road formation, kerbing, surfacing, earthworks and associated infrastructure.
• Experience working on live construction sites for civil engineering contractors.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical information.
• Experience managing quality assurance documentation, ITPs and as-built records.
• Confidence supervising engineering activities and coordinating site teams.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and engineering delivery.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Degree, HNC or HND in Civil Engineering.
• CSCS card.
• SSSTS or SMSTS.
• Experience using Leica, Trimble or Topcon surveying equipment.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and engineering surveying software.
• Temporary Works Supervisor or Coordinator experience.
• Experience working under NEC contracts.
• Knowledge of Section 278 and Section 38 highway works.

Relevant Project Experience

Candidates should ideally have worked on projects involving:

• Highway construction and road improvement schemes.
• Road widening, junction improvements and access roads.
• Surface water…