Principal Civil Infrastructure Engineer

We are seeking a driven Principal Civil Engineer to support our clients well reputed Development Team in London, focusing on civil and infrastructure engineering for land and property development projects.

You will work within a team of exquisite Engineers from Graduate through to Chartered Associates driving the design development process, and leading the preparation of design documentation, drawings and technical reports to advise our clients, collaborators and stakeholders from strategy through to construction.

What’s on offer

• Flexible / Hybrid working
• Private Medical Insurance for you & your family
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel loan scheme
• High-street discounts
• ICE Chartership mentor programme
• Performance related bonus

The role

• Leading day to day technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life-cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction.
• Providing technical expertise in drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways, streetscape, earthworks and utilities to all types of land, property and infrastructure development projects across all sectors and clients.
• Providing project leadership on several varied multi-disciplinary projects acting as Project Manager where required.

What you need to succeed

• Knowledge of and experience in highway design, drainage strategies and technical design, flood risk assessments and management, utility design and planning as well as a good working knowledge of the development sector.
• Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects.
• A good knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.
• The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
• A good knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance, SuDS Manual and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
• The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Micro Drainage, Info Drainage, Civils 3D and/or PDS.
• Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects.
• A good knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.