Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Are you a Senior Engineer who specialises in infrastructure design? Are you looking for a new role? This is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to develop and progress their career.

The Development Team is a well-established and high-performing discipline within the Planning and Development business unit, focused on project delivery throughout the entire project life cycle, from initial land acquisition and planning support to design, scheme implementation, and construction.

What's on offer:

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• ICE Chartership support
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Clear progression path with regular performance reviews
• Annual salary reviews based on experience
• Medical insurance / Life Assurance
• Income protection

The role:

• Supporting the delivery of concept studies and strategies with hands-on design, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions, and construction drawings.
• Contributing to various development projects across different sectors and clients.
• Managing multiple multi-disciplinary project/client accounts simultaneously.
• Providing guidance and support to a team of experienced and developing technical staff.
• Engaging in high-profile client interactions, stakeholder management, design team liaison, and project management.
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, to technical standards, and in compliance with legal requirements.

What you need to succeed:

• A Civil Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in highway/roads design, drainage, flood risk assessment, utility design, and planning, with knowledge of the development industry in Scotland and the UK.
• Desirable: knowledge of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics, building structures, and understanding of construction design stages.
• Ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations, and construction drawings.
• Familiarity with relevant design codes such as Sewers for Adoption, Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, and Local Authority Design Guidance.
• Strong communication skills and awareness of current technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability.
• Proficiency in relevant software like InfoDrainage, Civil 3D, and/or PDS.
• Experience liaising with clients, co-professionals, and authorities to secure technical approvals and statutory agreements.
• Knowledge of legal processes, planning, design, software, technical consents, and procedures related to sewer, SuDS, highway, and utility provision for developments.
• Understanding of financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering projects.