Our client is an award-winning multidisciplinary design consultancy and are recruiting within their Portsmouth office. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer to develop and manage the creation of complex technical designs, and to project manage various schemes across a diverse range of clients.

Our client is heavily involved in a multitude of projects at various stages in their project lifecycle, from appraisal through to construction, and in several different sectors including residential, commercial, and retirement & care. You can expect to work on a client base ranging from local smaller scale businesses to local government, respected regional contractors, national housebuilders, and commercial developers.

What’s on offer

Hybrid / Flexible working
Ability to buy/sell holiday
Sick pay
Bonus scheme / annual salary reviews
Professional membership paid with ICE Chartership support
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced Internal Training Scheme
Employee assistance programme
Private healthcare

The role

Work within a Civil Engineering design team responsible for the design of drainage systems, highway layouts, and S278/S38 schemes,
Work in a design office, with regular exposure to developers, architects and local authorities.
Understand the company’s services, market sectors, specialisms, procedures and processes
Have knowledge of and willing to learn other engineering software
Reviewing of junior team members reports, design and drawing work
Attend client meetings and site visits
Co-operate with the Quality Management System (QMS) through undertaking administrative activities
Mentoring and training of junior staff
Develop marketing and business development material appropriate to the role
Identify opportunities for bringing work into the business and team and follow up on these opportunities
Attend and actively engage at networking events with senior team members.
Undertake and manage team resource for design work for; Drainage systems in accordance with Sewers for Adoption, building regulations and the SuDS Manual. And on and off-site highway features, in accordance with the appropriate standards and codes e.g. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, and Manual for Streets
Be responsible for writing fee proposals
Proficient in AutoCAD and Site 3D or equivalent 3D software

What you need to succeed

Incorporated Engineer (IEng) [or working towards] with the Institution of Civil Engineers
A degree or HND in Civil Engineering
5+ years’ consultancy experience
Experience working with local authorities, developers and architects on civil engineering aspects of residential, commercial and retirement/care schemes
Varied experience working on schemes through the planning process; from pre-app through to condition discharge
Civil engineering project management experience including projects combining drainage, external works and highways elements.