Senior Civil Engineer

Location: Manchester City Centre
Sector: Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
Working arrangement: Hybrid
Employment: Permanent, Full Time

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join a growing civil engineering team within a highly regarded, multidisciplinary built environment consultancy in Manchester. City Centre.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established consultancy with a heritage dating back to 1940's, employing over 1,500+ people across 16 UK offices. The Manchester office is an established and expanding part of the business, with approximately 135 professionals and ambitious plans for further growth.

The business delivers an extensive range of multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy services, working on projects across the UK, from local developments through to major, complex schemes with project values exceeding £500 million.

Its civil engineering teams provide design, procurement, coordination and project management services throughout the full project lifecycle, with expertise spanning highways, drainage, infrastructure, flood risk, earthworks, utilities, remediation and sustainable drainage.

Joining the Manchester team, you will play an important role in delivering technically challenging projects, developing client relationships and helping to strengthen the wider civil engineering capability.

This is a varied position offering a good balance of hands-on technical design, project leadership, client interaction and mentoring responsibilities.

The Role

As Senior Civil Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading civil engineering project teams and taking responsibility for technical delivery.

• Managing and coordinating highways and drainage designs for major development and infrastructure projects.

• Producing Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs), drainage strategies and other pre-planning technical advice.

• Undertaking civil engineering design from concept through to completion, including calculations, drawings and specifications.

• Delivering highways, pavement, surface water and foul drainage designs.

• Undertaking and coordinating earthworks design, including cut and fill assessments.

• Working closely with architects, structural engineers, building services engineers, project managers and other multidisciplinary colleagues.

• Acting as a key point of contact for clients, attending meetings and presenting technical solutions.

• Liaising with statutory authorities, including Local Planning Authorities, Lead Local Flood Authorities, Highways Authorities and the Environment Agency.

• Supporting the preparation of client proposals and contributing to business development activities.

• Undertaking site visits, technical assessments and providing engineering solutions to project challenges.

• Supporting, training and mentoring less experienced members of the engineering team.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Proven experience in a Senior Civil Engineer or similar position, preferably within a multidisciplinary consultancy.

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering.

• Chartered Engineer status (CEng), or a genuine ambition to work towards professional chartership.

• Strong experience in highways and drainage design for development infrastructure projects.

• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD, particularly Civil 3D.

• Competent experience using InfoDrainage, with a strong understanding of drainage design and SuDS.

• Experience producing Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies.

• A good understanding of earthworks design and cut and fill assessments.

• Knowledge of Section 38 and Section 278 agreements under the Highways Act, together with Section 104, 106 and 185 agreements under the Water Industry Act.

• Experience liaising with statutory bodies and securing technical approvals.

• A sound understanding of relevant Building Regulations, British Standards and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB).

• An understanding of BIM and its application within civil engineering design.

• The ability to manage projects, coordinate technical teams and deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage with clients and multidisciplinary project teams.

You will be a proactive engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges, taking ownership of projects and contributing to the development of others.

The Business

You will be joining a well-established, multidisciplinary built environment consultancy with a national presence and a strong reputation for delivering complex and technically challenging projects.

With more than 1,650 employees across 16 UK locations, the business brings together expertise across civil and structural engineering, architecture, building services, project management, cost consultancy, sustainability, transport planning and other specialist property services.

Its civil engineering teams work across an extensive range of sectors and project types, providing integrated design and technical solutions throughout the development lifecycle.

The Manchester office has experienced significant growth, with investment in senior engineering leadership and ambitious plans to continue expanding its regional presence.

This provides an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where you can develop your technical expertise, build client relationships and progress your career.

What's on Offer?

• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy, sell or carry over additional days.

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Annual performance-related bonus.

• Car allowance, depending on role.

• Pension scheme.

• Life assurance and income protection.

• Private medical insurance and access to private GP services.

• Discounted gym membership.

• Three paid volunteering days per year.

• Mental health and wellbeing support.

• Professional development and support towards chartership.

• Excellent opportunities for long-term career progression.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Civil Engineer looking for a new challenge within a growing consultancy, where you can take ownership of projects, develop client relationships and play an important role in a successful engineering team, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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