Civil Engineer

Are you ready to use your civil engineering skills to help shape, protect and restore some of the country's most valued natural landscapes? We are seeking a motivated and hands-on Civil Engineer to support the delivery of infrastructure projects that enable nature recovery, environmental resilience and sustainable land management across the Yorkshire district.

Join The UK's Largest Land Manager and make a meaningful impact on the long‑term resilience of these important environments.

About the Role
In this varied and rewarding position, you will play a key role in planning, specifying, and delivering a broad programme of civil engineering works. Working with external contractors and internal colleagues, you'll help ensure vital assets remain safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.

Alongside maintaining essential infrastructure, you will support projects that improve habitats, increase environmental resilience and help deliver their commitment to making the nation's forests some of the most valuable places for wildlife to thrive.
You will also contribute to inspections, maintenance activities, minor design work, record‑keeping, and the development of a low‑carbon, sustainable future.

• Making sure safety comes first and contractors follow H&S standards
• Planning and delivering maintenance and project work
• Setting up and managing contracts, including pre‑start meetings
• Checking safety documents (RAMS) are in place and compliant
• Keeping an eye on contractor performance and flagging issues
• Supporting senior engineers on bigger or more complex projects
• Managing and supporting works supervisors/operators
• Producing simple designs and keeping asset records up to date
• Supporting the delivery of infrastructure projects that contribute to biodiversity enhancement and nature recovery objectives.
• Working with environmental specialists and operational teams to ensure engineering solutions support wider ecological outcomes.

What's In It For You?
This role offers benefits and lifestyle advantages rarely matched in the private‑sector construction world:

• Annual salary up to £33,854 (possible £5,000 in addition if required)
• Work-Life Balance - Hybrid working that fits around your lifestyle across a 37-hour week
• A 27% employer pension contribution - far above typical industry rates.
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days, plus public holidays.
• Perks & Discounts - Access to a wide range of employee benefits, lifestyle discounts, and wellbeing offers.
• Meaningful Work - Contribute directly to a nature recovery programme, delivering projects that improve habitats, enhance biodiversity, increase landscape resilience and support the long-term protection of natural environments.
• Qualification support - An all encompassing role that lends itself well to ICE Chartership progress

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

• Experience in a civil engineering role (planning, design, or site/contract supervision).
• Minimum of HNC / D in Civil Engineering
• Ability to work effectively with both internal teams and external partners.
• Experience designing and safely delivering civil engineering projects, with a solid understanding of CDM regulations and related legislation.
• NEC4 contract management exposure (not essential)
• Confident IT user, including MS Office and ideally AutoCAD (plus any other relevant civils software)
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Clean UK DVLA licence

What you need to do now
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