At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead civil and drainage design projects, ensuring top-notch quality and client satisfaction.
- Company: Join a well-established civil engineering contractor with a strong regional presence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, opportunities for professional growth, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Exciting career development opportunities and a chance to mentor junior engineers.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on infrastructure projects while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Degree in Civil Engineering, experience in UK water sector design, and strong teamwork skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Bennett & Game are proud to be supporting a well-established regional civil engineering and utilities contractor with Design & Build capability. Operating across Yorkshire and Humberside, our client delivers high-quality infrastructure and water sector projects for private developers, local authorities, water companies, and major blue-chip clients. Due to ongoing growth within their Yorkshire Water Framework, they are seeking a Civil Design Engineer to join their integrated engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate civil and drainage design activities in line with client specifications and industry standards.
- Produce design solutions across all project stages, including drawings, specifications, reports, calculations, and cost estimates.
- Attend client meetings, contribute to technical discussions, and check design work produced by peers.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure fully integrated and accurate design outputs.
- Support programming, commercial management, and project audits.
- Keep up to date with the latest industry technologies and attend engineering expos where required.
- Provide guidance to junior engineers, technicians, and apprentices.
- Assist in resolving technical issues and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Promote excellent Health & Safety practices and lead by example across office and site environments.
- Ensure design work aligns with ISO 9001, ISO 19650, and ISO 14001 quality and environmental management systems.
- Maintain positive relationships with clients, design partners, stakeholders, and local.
Person Requirements
- Degree-qualified Civil Engineer, ideally Chartered or working toward professional accreditation (ICE or equivalent).
- Experience in UK water sector design, including drainage, clean water, wastewater, and treatment processes.
- Strong understanding of UK Water Industry standards and Sewer Sector Guidance.
- Proficiency in design software such as InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, Revit, and Civils 3D; BIM integration experience advantageous.
- Solid grounding in hydraulic design principles, with the ability to undertake manual calculations where required; hydraulic profiling would be beneficial.
- Ability to design slabs, concrete hardstandings, and associated civil structures.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.
- Proactive attitude with a willingness to learn, develop, and embrace new technologies.
- Full UK driving licence.
Only candidates based in the UK and eligible to work in the UK are allowed.
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