Senior Civil Engineer - Infrastructure Design
Location: Manchester
Salary: Competitive
Type: Permanent
Are you a Senior Civil Engineer ready to step into a role where your ideas and experience truly make an impact?
Join a leading consultancy renowned for delivering sustainable infrastructure and drainage solutions across the North West. With new frameworks secured and major projects underway, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a growing civil engineering design team.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Civil Engineer, you'll work on an impressive range of infrastructure, highways, and drainage schemes. You'll use your design expertise and understanding of current legislation to produce practical, buildable designs that support regeneration and development across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Produce detailed drainage and highway designs in accordance with current design codes and SuDS principles
Use Civil 3D, MicroDrainage, PDS, and InfraWorks to deliver high-quality design packages
Liaise confidently with local authorities, architects, and contractors to ensure smooth project delivery
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical reviews
Support master planning and infrastructure design for residential and commercial developments
Candidate Requirements
Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
Chartered or working towards CEng / IEng / MICE / CIWEM
Solid knowledge of the Highways Act 1980, Water Industry Act 2004, and relevant design standards
Proven background in infrastructure, drainage, and highway design
Confident communicator with strong technical and coordination skills
Why You'll Love This Role
You'll join a well-established consultancy where collaboration, innovation, and personal growth are central to everything they do. Expect a supportive team environment, exposure to varied projects, and genuine career development opportunities towards Principal level and beyond.
Benefits include:
Exposure to diverse regional projects
Ongoing CPD and structured professional development
Friendly and inclusive team culture
Flexible working arrangements
If you're a Senior Civil Engineer looking for a role where you can take real ownership of your work and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact Andy Hopkins at Penguin Recruitment to learn more.
Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency for this position. For more information, contact Andy Hopkins, our Civil Engineering specialist with over 30 years' recruitment experience