Location
Glasgow
Industry sector
Engineering
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
14/12/2025
Closing date
04/01/2026
Job Title: Associate Civil Engineer
Ref. No.: CJD0612A25
Location: Based near Glasgow
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
This is a rare opportunity to join my client, an expanding, proactive Multidisciplinary Consultancy, currently in the process of establishing themselves as market-leading experts in the Water and wider Civil Engineering sectors. As a recently-established consultancy, they are currently on the lookout for a talented, highly-experienced Associate Civil Engineer with extensive knowledge of drainage and non-infrastructure design who is willing to win, manage, and successfully deliver a number of challenging projects. You will effectively be responsible for building and leading a newly-established team of design professionals, based on the outskirts of the thriving, friendly city of Glasgow.
Benefits for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include (but are not limited to):
- Highly-competitive salary (depending on your skills and experience)
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Dedication to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Opportunities to win and deliver a number of diverse engineering projects across the region and beyond
- Proactively influencing the developmental direction of the company
Responsibilities for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include:
- Delivering a range of projects and exciting developments
- Taking responsibility for a newly-established team of Civil Engineering professionals, mentoring them and overseeing their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) throughout their careers
- Leading all aspects of design projects, including budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, and successful delivery/implementation
- Working to win infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects
- Managing important professional relations with clients and other stakeholders, across the public and private sectors
- Preparing, checking, and submitting technical documents, including reports, specifications, drawings, calculations, etc.
- Continually enforcing company policies, procedures, and best practice
- Upholding the appropriate health and safety standards at all times
- Contributing to the company's business development strategies, acting as a trusted, go-to representative during client meetings, site visits, etc.
Required skills and experience for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include:
* A UK Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering or Hydrology
* Chartered Status with a recognised Professional Body (e.g., ICE)
* Extensive experience of working in a design-based role, within a UK consultancy
* Demonstrable experience of working with water-based projects
* Experience of detailed drainage and civil engineering design
* Proficient in the use of various software packages (including Revit, AutoCAD, etc.)
* Considerable experience of writing, checking, and amending reports for submission
* Prior experience of managing projects and people within the sector
* Extensive experience of managing client and stakeholder relations
* Confidence in winning diverse projects across the region, and delivering these to the highest of standards
* Outstanding organisation, time management, team leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
* Hold a full, valid UK driving licence
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include:
* A UK Master's Degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant field
* Experience of having worked on water-based non-infrastructure design projects (e.g., reservoirs, pumping stations, etc.)
* Experience of authoring Flood Risk Assessments
* Experience of Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS)
* Experience of working in a public-facing role
If you are interested in the role of Associate Civil Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.