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Senior Highways and Drainiage Engineer
Job Posted: 10 days ago
Salary: £ 45,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Nationwide
Expire in: 18 days
Job Description
Senior Engineer (Highways & Drainage)
London, Woking, Bristol, Leeds, Christchurch, Aldershot
Salary: 45-55k
An exciting job opportunity working with one of the UK's leading independent consultancies - a specialist design practice with an integrated approach supporting clients from conception through to construction. With a growing portfolio of housing and infrastructure projects, they're now looking to appoint Senior Engineers (Highways & Drainage) across multiple offices.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a wide range of projects - from small schemes to large strategic housing sites - while developing your career in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver highway and drainage infrastructure designs for new developments, including S104, S38 and S278 applications.
Undertake technical assessments such as drainage strategies and flood risk reports to support planning applications.
Carry out designs using AutoCAD, Civil 3D and drainage software (MicroDrainage/Causeway Flow).
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior colleagues, and review their outputs.
Work closely with project managers to meet client needs and ensure timely delivery of outputs.
Liaise with clients, stakeholders, and adopting authorities to coordinate designs and approvals.
Stay up to date with DMRB, Manual for Streets, Sewers for Adoption, local road standards and national planning policy.
Contribute to presentations, client meetings and site visits.
What They're Looking For:
Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
Minimum 2 years' UK experience in highways and drainage infrastructure design.
Strong knowledge of S38, S278 and S104 processes.
Experience writing Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies.
Competent in AutoCAD and Civil 3D, with knowledge of drainage design software.
Excellent communication and report writing skills.
Organised, motivated and able to manage multiple priorities.
Full UK driving licence (role may require site visits).
What's On Offer:
Competitive salary and full benefits package.
25 days annual leave (increasing with service).
Hybrid working - minimum 3 days in office.
Private medical, pension scheme and Life Assurance.
Professional memberships paid, with structured career development and chartership support.
Exposure to a varied workload across sectors and project scales.
Supportive, collaborative team culture with regular social events.
You'll be joining a consultancy that combines the stability of a long-established practice with the flexibility and variety of a growing portfolio. This role is perfect for someone looking to gain broad project experience, develop professionally and contribute to innovative design solutions.
Apply now or get in touch Michael Finch on (phone number removed)
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
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