Civil Engineer - Highways & Drainage
Location: Edinburgh
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days home
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
About the Role
Clarkson Owens Recruitment is working with a client who is looking for an experienced Civil Engineer specialising in Highways and Drainage to join their team in Edinburgh.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality drainage and highway designs across a range of projects, ensuring designs are innovative, sustainable, cost-effective and meet client requirements.
This is a great opportunity for a Civil Engineer with a strong design background who is looking to develop their career within a collaborative engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce highways and drainage designs across a variety of projects.
- Provide technical expertise and specialist advice to colleagues and clients.
- Undertake Design Risk Assessments and contribute to project hazard workshops.
- Coordinate with other design disciplines to ensure integrated project solutions.
- Assist with civil engineering tendering, including reviewing tenders and developing design strategies.
- Identify project risks and opportunities and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
- Assist with the procurement and coordination of specialist subcontractors and suppliers.
- Prepare and coordinate tender deliverables.
- Liaise with clients and design teams throughout projects.
- Attend design team, client and site meetings as required.
- Maintain clear and proactive communication with project stakeholders.
- Share technical knowledge and support the development of other team members.
- Keep technical knowledge and professional development up to date.
- Contribute to business development and maintaining strong client relationships.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree or higher-level qualification in Civil Engineering.
- Chartered status or be actively working towards chartership.
- A minimum of 3 years' experience working on projects involving highways and/or drainage design.
- Experience working within a civil engineering design environment, ideally within a consultancy.
- Experience using Civil 3D (or similar) for highways and earthworks design.
- Experience using InfoDrainage (or similar) for drainage design.
- Experience contributing to tenders, including risk identification and mitigation.
- Strong technical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Confidence in presenting technical ideas and solutions.
- The ability to represent the business professionally during site visits and surveys.
- Experience working on infrastructure projects, particularly within the rail or power sectors, would be advantageous.
- A current clean driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across the UK is desirable. Occasional site visits may involve early starts, late finishes or other unsociable hours.
All applications will be treated confidentially
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Civil Engineer employer: Clarkson Owens Recruitment
Join a dynamic team in Linlithgow where your hard work as a Freelance Construction Site Labourer will be valued and rewarded. We offer a supportive work culture that prioritises safety and efficiency, along with opportunities for personal growth and skill development on the job. With regular work available for dedicated individuals, this role provides a chance to contribute meaningfully to exciting construction projects in a thriving community.
Contact Details:
Clarkson Owens Recruitment Recruitment Team
