Senior Civil Engineer

Overview

Location: Fareham, Hampshire

Hours: Monday to Friday, Flexible Opportunity with Core Hours Required

Salary: Competitive – £40,000 – £60,000 per annum

Holiday: 32 days including bank holidays, increasing with length of service

Sector: Civil Engineering

Senior Civil Engineer

Position Duties

• Develop and manage the creation of complex civil engineering designs for drainage, highways, and infrastructure schemes
• Project manage schemes from concept through to construction, ensuring timelines and budgets are met
• Work closely with local authorities, developers, architects, and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Review and approve technical designs, drawings, and reports produced by the team
• Manage and allocate team resources to deliver multiple projects efficiently
• Mentor and train junior engineers, supporting their professional development and career progression
• Coordinate and manage specialist sub-consultants on projects
• Prepare fee proposals and support business development initiatives
• Attend client meetings, site visits, and project consultations, providing technical advice and guidance
• Ensure all designs comply with relevant codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks (e.g. Sewers for Adoption, SuDS Manual, DMRB, Manual for Streets)
• Identify, evaluate, and implement engineering solutions, assessing their effectiveness across the project life cycle
• Monitor and manage project budgets, costs, and resources while maintaining commercial awareness
• Maintain and improve quality processes and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Apply health, safety, and risk management principles in all design and project activities
• Support marketing and networking activities, promoting the company’s services and building client relationships

Position Requirements

• Degree or HND in Civil Engineering
• Preferably Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or working towards IEng with the Institution of Civil Engineers
• 5+ years’ experience in a civil engineering consultancy environment
• Experience working with local authorities, developers, and architects
• Strong technical knowledge of civil engineering design (drainage systems, highways, S278/S38 schemes)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Site 3D (or equivalent 3D design software)
• Understanding of design standards (e.g. Sewers for Adoption, SuDS Manual, DMRB, Manual for Streets)
• Experience across residential, commercial, and retirement/care schemes
• Experience managing projects through the planning process (pre-application to condition discharge)
• Civil engineering project management experience, including schemes with drainage, external works, and highways elements
• Experience coordinating and managing design team resources
• Experience reviewing junior engineers’ reports, drawings, and designs
• Experience attending client meetings and site visits
• Experience preparing fee proposals
• Experience contributing to business development and networking activities
• Ability to solve engineering problems using sound theoretical and practical approaches
• Project management skills, including planning, resource allocation, and delivery
• Commercial awareness, including budget management and cost control
• Knowledge of statutory, regulatory, and commercial frameworks
• Understanding of health, safety, and risk management in design
• Awareness and application of sustainable development principles
• Ability to present and communicate ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Position Remuneration

• 5-hour workdays with flexible working hours, with a core hour requirement allowing for lifestyle and work life balance
• 24 days annual leave, increasing with length of service plus 8 bank holidays
• Day off on your birthday if it falls on a working day
• One community or charity day a year to allow you to support the person projects you love
• Salary sacrifice scheme with the opportunity to purchase or sell annual leave days
• Christmas shut down
• Quarterly and yearly bonus schemes, offering the potential to earn more
• Private healthcare upon completion of probation period
• Bike to work scheme

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