Senior Civil Engineer

Bennett and Game are proud to partner with a well-established Civil Engineering contractor with a strong history of excellence since their founding in 1972. As a family-owned business with a turnover of £30 million and a dedicated team of 170 employees, our client takes pride in delivering high-quality projects while maintaining a supportive and collaborative workplace.

As the Senior Design Engineer, you will be joining our clients integrated team and lead the design of infra and non-infra projects on their Yorkshire Water Framework from outline design through to detailed design, construction and commissioning support. It is essential that the Senior Civil Engineer has worked on Yorkshire Water projects in the past.

Senior Civil Engineer Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £45,000 - £60,000
• Company Car/Allowance
• 25 Days Holiday
• Death in Service (4x salary)
• Pension: Up to 5%
• Income Protection Scheme

• Manage and coordinate internal and external activities related to civil and drainage design, ensuring compliance with client specifications and design standards.
• Oversee the Design & Engineering Team, ensuring the successful delivery of design schemes, reviewing work for accuracy, and attending project meetings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, maintaining strong client relationships, managing project programming, commercial aspects, and audit presentations.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, technicians, and apprentices while promoting professional development and innovation within the team.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001, maintaining quality and environmental control procedures.
• Foster positive relationships with clients, design teams, and stakeholders, upholding company values and best practices on-site.

• Qualified Engineer, ideally chartered or a member of ICE or CEng.
• Extensive civil design experience, including drainage, within the UK water sector.
• Strong knowledge of UK Water Industry standards and Sewer Sector Guidance for drainage design.
• Proficient in MicroDrainage, AutoCAD, and Civils 3D, with BIM integration experience desirable.

Strong hydraulic design skills, with the ability to apply manual calculations when needed

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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