Civil Engineer in Witney, Oxfordshire

Civil Engineer - Infrastructure & Drainage

Location: Witney, Oxfordshire
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Are you a motivated Civil Engineer with at least two years' experience looking for your next career move? An established engineering consultancy based in Bedford is looking to recruit a talented Civil Engineer to join its growing team, working on a diverse range of infrastructure and drainage design projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Civil Engineer with a background in infrastructure design who is keen to develop their technical expertise, take on greater responsibility and contribute to the successful delivery of a variety of development-led projects within a supportive consultancy environment.

The Role

As a Civil Engineer, you will work alongside an experienced team of engineers on a range of infrastructure and drainage schemes, contributing to projects from initial feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and delivery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing infrastructure designs for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments.
• Designing surface water and foul drainage systems, including drainage strategies and associated calculations.
• Producing technical drawings, design reports and supporting documentation.
• Using relevant design software to develop practical and cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Liaising with colleagues, clients, local authorities and other project stakeholders.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, guidance and regulatory requirements.
• Supporting project delivery and managing design tasks to meet agreed deadlines.

Requirements

To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• At least two years' relevant experience in civil engineering consultancy, ideally within infrastructure and drainage design.
• A good understanding of infrastructure design principles, including surface water and foul drainage.
• Experience using relevant civil engineering design software, CAD, Civils 3D, microdrainage or infodrainage
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• A proactive approach and a desire to continue developing your engineering career.

Experience working on development-related infrastructure projects and knowledge of relevant drainage standards and design guidance would be particularly beneficial.

What's on Offer?

• A competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• The opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of infrastructure and drainage projects.
• A collaborative working environment with support from experienced engineers.
• Opportunities to develop technical skills and take on increased project responsibility.
• Support towards professional development and progression towards chartership, where applicable.
• The chance to build your career within an established and growing engineering consultancy in Bedford.

If you are a Civil Engineer with two or more years' experience and a genuine interest in infrastructure and drainage design, this is an excellent opportunity to join a consultancy where you can develop your skills and progress your career.

Apply today to find out more!