Senior Engineer

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join our growing team at Iceni Consulting, a leading Civil Engineering Design consultancy known for delivering innovative solutions to a wide range of clients across the UK.

With increasing workload, we’re looking for an experienced Civil Engineer specialising in residential projects to become a key member of our design team at our Colchester office.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing and implementing forward-thinking infrastructure solutions while ensuring compliance with industry standards and environmental best practices. Your expertise will be vital in driving projects that prioritise innovation, safety, and sustainable infrastructure development.

You’ll also have the opportunity to get involved in drainage planning, transport planning and pre-development feasibility work, helping to shape projects from the earliest stages. The role offers an exciting opportunity to broaden your skills and learn street lighting design.

• Guide and support junior members of the team, providing technical direction and constructive feedback, reviewing their work and helping them develop their skills.
• Support business development by maintaining client relationships, identifying opportunities for repeat and new work, and contributing to fee proposals and discussions with prospective clients.
• Preparation of compliant surface water and sustainable urban drainage strategy reports to support planning applications.
• Contribute to drainage planning, transport planning and pre-development feasibility assessments to support early-stage development proposals.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of projects, coordinating resources and priorities to meet agreed deadlines and fee budgets, and identifying and communicating programme risks or changes in scope at an early stage.
• Assist with and prepare technical specifications and reports and technical designs
• Provide accurate, detailed, and to scale drawings
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building strong relationships, understanding their requirements and keeping them informed of progress, programme and any issues requiring attention.
• Liaise with local authorities, architects, engineers, and designers to understand their design requirements
• Ensuring that the requirements of all relevant Authorities and Statutory bodies are incorporated into designs, as appropriate
• Ensure drawings are compliant with industry and health and safety standards and protocols
• Conduct site visits and surveys when required
• Present drawings for use in all stages of the project i.e. tender, construction and as-built
• Undertake Private Drainage and External Works detailed designs
• Produce S38 / S278, S104 / S106 / S185 submissions
• Complying with relevant Health & Safety legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations and adopting a pro‑active risk management / mitigation approach

• Knowledge of engineering principles and ability to create and read technical drawings
• IT skills and proficiency in the use of AutoCAD, Civils 3D, Site3D and Hydraulic modelling
• Experience in producing S38 / S278, S104 / S106 / S185 submissions
• Client and local authority liaison experience
• High level of technical awareness on highways and drainage
• Excellent communication and prioritisation skills to ensure the achievement of various deadlines
• Able to work within a team
• Organisation and time management to complete work to project deadlines
• A flexible approach to decision making, to make changes to drawings at short notice
• Excellent numeracy / general mathematics understanding is essential
• Problem‑solving, creativity, and innovation to come up with solutions to design problems
• Knowledge and understanding of UK codes of practice, design standards, building regulations, and health and safety
• HND or BEng in Civil Engineering
• 5 years minimum experience
• Hold a valid UK driving license
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Company pension
• Company sick pay
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Paid membership to Professional Institutions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 36.5 hour working week, 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 4pm on Fridays