Senior Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer
📍 Cambridge
💰 £45,000 - £55,000 (Dependent on experience)


Are you an experienced Civil Infrastructure Engineer looking to take the next step in your career? This thriving civil, transport, and urban planning consultancy is expanding its Civils Team in Cambridge and is looking for a talented engineer to help drive nationwide infrastructure projects.


With a strong reputation for delivering commercially focused technical solutions, they work across a variety of sectors, including residential, healthcare, education, retail, energy, leisure, and commercial developments.


You’ll be joining a 450-strong team, with 30 professionals in the Cambridge office and a growing Civils division.


💼 What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary with regular reviews
• Contractual bonus scheme
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home) with flexible hours
• 7% employer pension contribution
• Generous holiday allowance, plus extra gifted days over Christmas
• Private health insurance & life assurance
• On-site parking
• Regular social events, CPD sessions, and networking opportunities
• Annual Employee Conference Day & Reward Hub Discounts

🔧 Your Role:

• Work closely with the Infrastructure Team and Senior Director to produce engineering designs for planning applications, detailed designs, and construction projects.
• Develop drainage, highway, street works, and public realm solutions for a variety of developments, including residential, retail, industrial, and commercial projects.
• Prepare drainage and levels strategies to support planning applications, including flood risk assessment reports.
• Produce and issue technical drawings for tender and construction in line with design standards.

🎓 What You’ll Need:

• HNC or BEng in Civil Engineering
• Consultancy/private sector experience in residential development
• Strong knowledge of drainage designs, strategies, and flood risk assessments
• Proficiency in MicroDrainage and AutoCAD
• Understanding of legal, planning, and technical consents for drainage in new developments (including S104, SuDS Manual, and DCG standards)