Senior Project Engineer – Residential Development

Overview

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will lead the civil infrastructure delivery for residential and mixed-use schemes across London, acting within the Technical/Engineering team to manage design, approvals and construction coordination. You will work closely with planning, architecture, commercial and construction colleagues, liaising with authorities and external consultants to drive projects forward. The role blends technical leadership with project management, offering ownership of infrastructure from design through adoption. This is a developer-side position that emphasizes impact, collaboration and delivering solutions at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• performance-related bonus
• pension
• private healthcare
• life assurance
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery for residential and mixed-use developments
• Coordinate external civil, structural and infrastructure consultants
• Review highway, drainage and infrastructure designs
• Manage S38, S278, S104 and S106 technical approvals
• Oversee drainage strategies, SuDS and flood risk requirements
• Coordinate with Planning, Architecture, Commercial and Construction teams
• Liaise with Local Authorities, Highway Authorities, Water Companies and statutory bodies
• Review technical drawings, reports and specifications
• Identify and resolve engineering constraints
• Attend design team, consultant and site meetings
• Monitor consultant performance and technical programmes
• Provide engineering support throughout construction
• Assist with planning conditions and infrastructure adoption

Key requirements

• Civil Engineering qualification
• Strong residential development infrastructure experience
• Consultancy, developer or housebuilding background
• Good knowledge of highways, drainage, SuDS and external works
• Experience with S38, S278 and S104 approvals
• Understanding of planning and adoption processes
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants
• Strong technical and project management ability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with Civil 3D, AutoCAD and InfoDrainage would be beneficial

• Excellent communication
• Stakeholder management
• Coordination and collaboration
• Civil 3D
• AutoCAD
• InfoDrainage

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