Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer Perm London, Chorley, Lancaster or Shrewsbury Up to £60,000pa My client is looking to recruit a Principal Civil Engineer to work within the existing team either in our Chorley, Lancaster, London or Shrewsbury office. If you are highly motivated and relish the challenge of a demanding role within an expanding team this could be what you have been looking for. Ideally the candidate would have a minimum of three years’ experience within Highways and Drainage design. The role involves mentoring graduate engineers and engineering technicians to assist on existing workload and developing their skillsets to meet the required needs and demands of our clients and business goals. Although the candidate will be based in one of our 4 offices, the team members are based in each office and work closely together assisting on projects where required, each engineer has a number of projects and clients at any one time to manage. You will be expected to support our Directors across the group. Quality deliverables and client satisfaction are at the forefront of our everyday responsibilities as individuals, to ensure conformance to our accredited processes and procedures as recognised within the industry. The successful candidate must be chartered with either CIWEM, ICE and/or CIHT and will be required to ensure best practices are applied within the office and to assist the Directors with improving design services and operational efficiency. The ideal individual must be self-motivated, driven by a challenge whilst continually learning new skills and has experience working within a team and is confident at communicating in a consultation environment. Must haves: * Minimum three years’ experience within Highways and Drainage design Proficient use of AutoCAD and Causeway Flow or equivalent design software Producing detailed drainage and highway calculations and sketches * Following principals outlined in CIRIA design guides BRE digest BS EN752 and the Design and Construction Guidance * Working experience within the adoptable standards Section 278 Section 38 and 104 * Commercial awareness of costing budgets and quotations * Report writing * Site visits to verify construction complies with construction drawings * Preparing Specifications

Location: London, EC1, GB

Posted Date: 11/19/2025