Chartered Civil Engineer

Company: Penguin Recruitment
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Location: Greater Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

Senior Civil Engineer in a Civil and Structural team, delivering civil engineering consultancy services from feasibility through to construction. You will lead day-to-day project delivery within a supportive team, ensuring quality, budget, and timelines. The role emphasizes drainage, highway design, and SuDS, with a hands-on, mentor-oriented approach. You will work on residential development projects and contribute to planning procedures and design code compliance. This is a technically focused, impactful role at an award-winning firm in Wigan.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • Bonus scheme
  • Pension contribution
  • Generous holiday package
  • Eye test
  • Social events’,’Career development’,’Payment of subscriptions’,’Employee referral scheme

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day project delivery and collaboration with engineers and technicians
  • Ensure quality, budget, and timeline objectives are met
  • Produce drainage and highway drawings, design calculations, technical reports and site appraisals
  • Apply knowledge of UK planning procedures and relevant design codes
  • Utilize AutoCAD, Microdrainage/Flow, Causeway Live/PDS/Civil 3D and AutoTrack
  • Support and mentor team members
  • Engage with residential developers on projects

Key requirements

  • Minimum 5+ years’ experience in civil engineering consultancy
  • BEng/Meng/MSc/HND/HNC in Civil Engineering
  • Ability to produce drainage and highway drawings, calculations, reports, and site appraisals
  • Knowledge of Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Manual for Streets, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Local Authority Design Guidance
  • Experience with residential developers
  • Strong written and verbal English skills
  • Self-motivated with initiative
  • Full UK driving licence advantageous
  • Proficiency in listed software tools
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Self-motivation and initiative
  • Mentoring and team collaboration
  • AutoCAD
  • Microdrainage/Flow
  • Causeway Live/PDS/Civil 3D

Posted: September 14th, 2026