Senior Civil Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to meet the growing portfolio of projects within one of the UK’s leading independent consultancies. Our client is looking for a skilled Senior Civil Engineer to join their Dorset office.

Your role would focus on providing drainage and highway infrastructure design on all types and sizes of new development, supporting and collaborating with project managers from across the business to meet the needs and expectations of our clients.

As a Senior Civil Engineer with a strong skillset in the infrastructure drainage sector you will be organised, capable of managing multiple tasks and competing priorities effectively, and demonstrate good time management. A creative mindset would be advantageous. Additionally, you will be self‑motivated, able to conduct independent research, and produce high‑quality reports.

• Flexible / hybrid working
• ICE Chartered support with in‑house mentors
• Professional membership paid
• Life assurance
• Paid volunteering days
• Salary sacrifice schemes

• Develop technical highway and drainage designs to support S104, S38 and S278 applications.
• Undertake a variety of technical assessments for new developments.
• Explain technical concepts to others including more junior colleagues and clients.
• Check technical outputs, drawings and reports produced by junior staff.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of presentations and present information to internal and external groups.
• Manage projects with moderate supervision ensuring outputs are delivered on time and to an excellent standard.
• Write reports and liaise with Clients / Project Managers on the management and co‑ordination of projects.
• Ensure compliance with the relevant industry standards and regulations.

• A degree or higher qualification in Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in UK development‑related infrastructure engineering.
• Manual for Streets, Sewerage Sector Guidance, local road standards and relevant national planning policy.
• Be experienced in the preparation of highways and drainage design and in particular S38, S278 and S104 processes.
• Knowledge and application of drainage design from first principles and capable in the use of Causeway flow software.
• Have experience in writing flood risk assessments or drainage strategy reports for development projects.
  Competent in the use of Microsoft Office.
• Have a good understanding of AutoCAD and Civils 3D and be able to undertake 3D designs of residential housing schemes.