Senior Civil Engineer

This role is for one of the biggest civils consultancies, they are currently looking for an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join their growing team on a permanent basis to support the delivery of numerous projects all across the UK and internationally. This role is to be based in their Warrington office.  

Job Description:  

This role would support projects in multiple sectors including transportation, energy, and defence.  

- The candidate must be willing to participate in the Practice and foster collaboration with colleagues. They would also demonstrate a commitment to and participation in the industry.  

- The role will offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to apply knowledge, experience, and problem-solving skills whilst providing good opportunities for career development. If you have a passion for engineering and want to understand where a career with our Client might lead then we would like to hear from you.  

As a Senior Civil Engineer in the D&AT practice the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:  

- Lead a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.  

- Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.  

- Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.  

- Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.  

- Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

- Chartered Civil Engineer.  

- Experience in design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.  

- Experience leading a design team.  

- Engineer with sound problem-solving skills, and a pragmatic, practical mind.  

- Able to work independently to deliver work, as well as part of a team.  

- Take accountability and responsibility for work carried out by the individual or the team.  

- Work well with and form relationships with others, including the client team, other disciplines, and contractors at all levels (junior – senior) inside and outside the business.  

- Be self-motivated to produce high-quality deliverables.  

- Flexible attitude to the type of work undertaken, level of responsibility given, and work location.  

- Have experience coordinating with other disciplines in multi-discipline projects.  

- Produce designs following CDM regulations.  

- Strong communication skills, independent working, presenting, and influencing skills.  

Key Requirements (desirable):  

- Sound knowledge in external works design, including utilities, paved and unpaved surfaces, earthworks, access and accessibility, construction logistics, and familiarity with current UK design standards and working practices.  

Proficiency in designing within appropriate digital analysis packages, following local and national guidance. eg MicroDrainage, InfoWater, or InfoWorks for drainage.  

- Robust experience in change management and QA processes.  

- Have experience mentoring junior staff.  

- Digital skills or an appetite to learn is key.