Senior Civil Engineer

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

92Job Description:Are you interested in finding a good work-life balance in a friendly and flexible work environment? Are you ready to step up and take on more responsibility within a dynamic team? Are you motivated by being exposed to a range of large civil engineering projects with a selection of high profile private and public sector clients across the residential, educational, regeneration and development sectors?

Then look no further as my well-established client is looking out for an ambitious and collaborative Senior Civil Engineer, with minimum relevant UK industry experience of minimum 3+ years’.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Management: Lead and mentor project teams, overseeing engineers of varying experience levels.
• Project Leadership: Take charge of multiple projects, ensuring they meet or exceed quality standards and deadlines. Engage with clients, collaborators, and stakeholders while efficiently allocating resources and coordinating processes according to Civic Engineers’ QMS and IMS.
• Development and Training: Assist in the development of junior team members, identifying training needs, equipment requirements, and software licenses.
• Project Profitability: Monitor project profitability, striving to deliver projects within budget and timelines, and communicate any potential billing or labour plan changes to Project Associates or Directors.
• Client Relations: Maintain and enhance Civic Engineers’ reputation in client-facing roles, contribute to securing repeat business, and identify new opportunities. Participate in bids for new projects as needed.

Company details:

This company is an independent civil and structural engineering consultancy who pride themselves on delivering clients requirements to a high quality, whilst ensuring to make a positive difference on the world, with sustainable design being at the heart of their practice. They specialise in developments for private and public sector clients, where their focus is to create inspirational designs that will protect our climate and enhance the built environment.

By providing a bespoke service to each client along with a personal and efficient approach, they are also able to deliver projects in the most commercially viable and successful manner possible.

Salary and benefits:

• Flexible hours
• Hybrid working
• Competitive Salary
• Regular salary reviews and updates
• Competitive Pension
• Bonus scheme
• Gym membership
• Season Ticket Loan
• Volunteering Leave
• Private healthcare
• Sabbatical leave after certain period of service
• Excellent Chartership programme and funding
• Guaranteed career progression and structure
• Open, sociable and friendly office

And much more!

Successful candidate specifications:

• Minimum relevant UK experience of 3+ years’ in drainage, highways, utilities and/or infrastructure design;
• In-depth understanding of industry processes, including planning applications, procurement, and technical approvals.
• Proficiency in industry software like Microdrainage, Causeway Flow, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, graphical).
• Exceptional report-writing skills.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• High proficiency in MS Office products (Excel, Word).
• Commercial awareness.
• Strong teamwork and time management skills.

If you happen to know anyone that might be interested, or if you’re currently looking for a role and like the sound of it, please do let me know through sending your updated CV and portfolio of work to this email;

Location: North West, Manchester