Senior Civil & Highways Engineer - Hybrid Roles

Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.

We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment - helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.

Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.

As a Senior Civil and Highways Engineer based in London, UK, you will take a leading role in the design and delivery of a wide range of building, highways and public realm projects across the UK and a range of sectors including residential, education and commercial.

You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across Civic, work with high-profile public and private clients, and support the shaping of healthier, climate-resilient and people-centred urban environments.

Key elements of the job Technical

• Lead and undertake engineering design and analysis of highways, streets, drainage and overall civil infrastructure.
• Develop concept, preliminary and detailed designs aligned with local, regional and national guidance.
• Identify problems and opportunities, assessing and resolving problems using qualitative and quantitative measures, and supervising others to do so.
• Preparation, presentation and self-checking of technical reports, drawings and design packages, and supervising others to do so.
• Undertake and oversee technical checking and self-checking of work.
• Use and supervise the use of industry-standard software (e.g., CAD, GIS, junction modelling, drainage and levels design tools).
• Lead internal technical reviews and ensure design compliance with CDM 2015 duties and the Civic IMS/QMS.

Managerial

• Take responsibility and ownership of the project: understanding outputs required, deadlines, consultation requirements, liaising with the project team, managing client expectations, and feeding any matters arising back to the management team.
• Manage and mentor engineers, graduates and technicians within the team, supporting skills development and high-quality outputs.
• Manage resource plans and programming alongside team leaders.
• Attend meetings as the lead Civic representative and maintain regular client communication
• Contribute to business development, including writing fee proposals, supporting bids and attending networking opportunities.
• Project financial and commercial awareness.
• Maintain strong commercial awareness, including monitoring budgets, scope and programme.

Behaviour and Professional Commitment

• Demonstrate professional rigour by being Chartered or Incorporated or working actively toward Chartered status with ICE, CIHT or CIWEM.
• Participate and present in CPD, Civic Academy sessions and maintain a clear Development Action Plan.
• Maintain a record of your CPD and a Development Action Plan.
• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with Civic' Values and contributing to the progress of the organisation
• Act as a role model for inclusive, sustainable and people-centred design approaches.

Key Skills / Competencies

• In-depth understanding of industry processes, including planning applications, procurement, and technical approvals.
• Proficiency in industry software like Microdrainage, Causeway Flow, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD, including KeyLines, KeySigns and Vehicle Tracking.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, graphical).
• Exceptional report-writing skills.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• High proficiency in MS Office products (Excel, Word).
• Excellent time management of self and others, and commercial awareness.
• Strong teamwork capabilities and interpersonal skills.
• Developing industry network and business development skills

Is this you?

• A degree in Civil Engineering or an analytical subject with sufficient industry experience.
• A post-graduate qualification in engineering, transportation, planning or a related subject would be beneficial.
• Either Chartered or Incorporated status with the relevant professional body, or be close to (typically within 6 months of) chartership submission (e.g. MICE, MICHT)
• Extensive relevant design office experience within a commercial environment
• A good range of experience in Civil and Highways Engineering work, such as drainage design, flood risk assessments, active travel and highways network design, network management, S278, data collection, modelling, business case development or similar.

Our commitment to DEI

Civic is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills or motivations. And we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful.

Nurturing an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all.

We encourage applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives and are passionate about contributing to an equitable and respectful work environment.

A fair and competitive salary, taking into consideration market rates and your experience level

Flexibility. Our core hours are between 10:30am-4:30pm, with an early Friday finish!

️Hybrid working. Most of our full-time employees come into the studio 3 days a week

Generous holidays! 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees). An extra day when you reach 3 years' service, and another at 5 years!

Holiday options. Buy or sell a week of holiday each year, or create a sabbatical pot by banking a week's holiday for 3 years to take a month off on year 4!

Enhanced Family Leave. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care leave pay, plus 2 days paid dependency leave and 1 weeks paid carers leave

Wellbeing support. Mental health first aider support, mindfulness sessions and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Health benefits. Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, Gym discounts and free Eye tests

Sick Pay. 4 weeks enhanced sick leave, plus 2 mental wellness days

DEI network. An established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion network with regular team activities, plus 2 days of paid volunteering leave each year to support causes close to your heart

Professional Development. Paid professional memberships, 2 days paid study leave (+ extra for exams), Chartership Preparation Courses, Chartership completion bonus, in-house 'Civic Academy' training, Management Development Programmes and a Mentorship programme for all employees

Financial benefits. Access to our HMRC friendly Workplace Nursery scheme, plus enrolment to our workplace pension scheme

Sustainable travel. Season Ticket Loans & National Rail Cards, plus two salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and cycling facilities at all our studios (showers, bike racks etc).