Senior Civil EngineerLocation: Fareham, Hampshire
Hours: Monday to Friday, Flexible Opportunity with Core Hours Required
Salary: Competitive – The above is illustrative only
Holiday: 32 days including bank holidays, Increasing with length of service.
Sector: Civil Engineering
Our client is a well-established, multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in transport planning, travel planning, and civil and structural engineering services. The business has grown steadily in recent years and now operates across the UK, supporting both public and private sector clients on a wide range of development and infrastructure projects. They are known for delivering practical, high-quality solutions from early feasibility through to detailed design and project delivery, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and client-focused outcomes.
With an experienced and technically strong team, the company provides end-to-end support, combining commercial awareness with in-depth knowledge of current legislation and industry standards. Our client places a strong emphasis on communication, long-term relationships, and continuous improvement, underpinned by their core values of customer focus, openness, results, and excellence. They have built a solid reputation for delivering reliable and innovative engineering solutions that enable successful development across a diverse portfolio of projects nationwide.
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 projects you love
Salary sacrifice scheme with the opportunity to purchase or sell annual leave days.
Christmas shutdown
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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