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Senior Civil Engineer

Candidate Source - TEAM
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Bristol, City of Bristol BS6 5EX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A growing business based in Bristol is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with extensive UK experience for their new office within a well-established consultancy.
  • The role offers a salary range of £40,000 to £50,000, depending on experience, along with a strong career trajectory and opportunities for advancement.
  • Candidates will work on a variety of domestic and commercial projects, focusing on highway design and drainage, while managing clients and mentoring junior team members.
  • The company promotes a genuine work-life balance with a hybrid working model, regular social events, and a central location with excellent transport links.
  • Applicants should have a solid background in highway and drainage design, experience with local planning authorities, and a strong commercial acumen.
A growing business based in Bristol is looking for an experienced Senior Civil Engineer looking to further their career in the industry. This is a new office within a well-established consultancy that is looking to organically grow. What’s in it for you?
  • Great career trajectory, you'll work closely with the Director in a new office, fantastic exposure into further management positions.
  • Very social company, regular social occasions which are varied to accommodate everyone.
  • Fantastic central location with easy transport links and an onsite gym.
  • Genuine work life balance environment, hybrid role with 3 days in the office (flexible to which).
  • Salary range of £40,000 to £50,000, experience depending.
  • Birthday off every year.
  • Automatically enrolled onto Aviva DigiCare.
  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays.
What you’ll be doing as Senior Civil Engineer?You'll be working on a range of domestic and commercial projects of any size. This is a great role for an Engineer who wishes to be well rounded and not pigeonholed in their career. You'll initially work closely on highway design packages, existing highways as private roads and highway drainage design. Duties:
  • Managing clients, projects, and commercials.
  • liaising with Local Planning Authorities.
  • Taking the reins on projects and progressing into leadership roles.
  • Helping to guide and mentor junior team members, sharing knowledge and experience.
  • Overseeing designs to ensure they meet standards, regulations, and client needs.
  • Managing resources, schedules, and deliverables to keep projects running smoothly.
  • Building strong relationships with clients and external contacts like contractors and councils.
  • Ensuring work complies with health, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Checking and reviewing project work to maintain high quality and resolve issues early.
  • Supporting bids and tenders with technical input and cost estimates.
  • Looking for opportunities to grow the business through new projects or relationships.
What we’re looking for in a Senior Civil Engineer:
  • Extensive UK experience, in a senior role.
  • Highway design experience, dealing with Section 278 / 38.
  • Drainage design, dealing with Section 104.
  • Experience with MicroDrainage/Flow, PDS, Site 3D, AutoCAD
  • Previous experience managing clients and expectations.
  • Experience dealing with local planning authorities.
  • Good commercial acumen.
To reiterate, this is a great position for someone who is hungry to develop their career and gain exposure to elements of their role that they may not experience in a traditional position. To apply for this role as Senior Civil Engineer, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV. Note: The job title of ‘Senior’ relates simply to the level of experience and has no relevance to age. You are encouraged to apply for any opportunities that you feel to be suitable, irrespective of age or level of experience.Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency.  Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to.

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