Our client is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary construction design consultancy offering a broad range of interconnected services to help renowned clients achieve their goals. If you are seeking a dynamic, modern, multi-disciplinary team to advance your career in Civil Engineering, this opportunity could be for you!

We have an opening for a Project Civil Engineer to assist with the preparation and delivery of civil engineering and infrastructure designs in our busy Northampton office. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of a Civil Engineering Associate or Principal Engineer and Project Partner, responsible for producing and managing information for clients and the design team.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Chartership support with on-site mentors
• Professional membership paid
• Cycle to work scheme

The role

• Design surface water drainage, incorporating SuDS principles in collaboration with team members.
• Design foul water drainage, including considerations for pumping stations, treatment plants, and nutrient neutrality.
• Develop level strategies focusing on cut and fill optimization and spatial planning.
• Create external works packages with Urban Designers, considering long sections, cross sections, and pavement design.
• Develop flood risk and surface water strategies for sites with complex flood exposure, from pre-acquisition to delivery.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments, Flood Evacuation Plans, and Drainage Strategies for planning applications.
• Assist in risk assessments compliant with CDM Regulations, and produce project specifications and method statements.
• Conduct site visits and surveys, and prepare reports.
• Develop engineering models, designs, drawings, reports, and specifications.

What you need to succeed

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, preferably Civil 3D and InfoDrainage.
• Creativity and innovation in civil engineering design, including highways and drainage, following relevant standards.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations application.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of professional risk management.
• Good knowledge of relevant regulations such as Manual for Streets, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Sewers for Adoption.