Location
York
Industry sector
Engineering
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
29/09/2025
Closing date
20/10/2025
Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer
Ref. No.: CJD260925D
Location: York
Salary: £37,000 - £45,000
This is a brilliant opportunity to join my client, a trusted, well-established, Multidisciplinary Consultancy, known for their expertise across the civil engineering, landscape architecture, and town planning fields. They are seeking a capable, experienced Senior Civil Engineer with a particular interest in drainage and infrastructure, willing to take on a variety of challenging projects alongside an already-established team of experts, based near the beautiful, historical city of York.
Benefits for the role of Senior Civil Engineer include (but are not limited to):
* Highly competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
* Company pension scheme
* Generous annual leave allowance
* Flexible/hybrid working opportunities
* Extensive career progression and the appropriate support
* A tight-knit, collaborative team of professionals
Responsibilities for the role of Senior Civil Engineer include:
* Working on a number of projects across the residential, commercial, and retail sectors
* Producing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Strategies, Highways, and Sites, among other design projects, using the relevant software packages (e.g. Civils 3D, InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, etc.)
* Liaising with and managing clients and other stakeholders, discussing projects, timescales, resourcing, and more
* Leading and mentoring a team of colleagues throughout projects, from initial inception through to successful delivery
Required skills and experience for the role of Senior Civil Engineer include:
* A Bachelor;s or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
* Demonstrable experience of working in a UK-based consultancy setting, in a design role
* Extensive experience in completing Site Design, Drainage Strategies, and Road Alignment projects for Planning Applications
* Excellent working knowledge of the relevant software packages, to include InfoDrainage and Civils 3D
* Good time management and organisational skills
* Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Senior Civil Engineer include:
* Hold Chartership Status, or proactively working to attain this
* Prior experience of having lead design projects and/or a team
* Good local knowledge of York and the surrounding region
If you are interested in the role of Senior Civil Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact the Civils and Hydrology Team 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.