Project Civil Engineer - Northampton in Northamptonshire

Location: Northampton
Salary: £32,000 - £40,000

Ready to take the next step in your civil engineering career? Join an established consultancy where you can take greater ownership of design work across a varied portfolio of development and infrastructure projects.

PRP is looking to appoint a Project Civil Engineer to its Northampton team. This is an opportunity for an engineer with some consultancy experience to contribute to projects across the commercial, residential, industrial, healthcare and education sectors, developing their technical responsibility within an established team.

You will undertake civil engineering design work across a range of projects, including:

• Designing below-ground foul and surface water drainage systems.

• Producing and developing engineering drawings using AutoCAD.

• Preparing drainage strategies and SuDS designs.

• Contributing to highways and wider infrastructure design.

• Liaising with local authority planning departments and Lead Local Flood Authorities.

• Organising your workload, managing deadlines and coordinating your design contributions with the wider project team.

• A degree or suitable qualification in Civil Engineering.

• Around 2-3 years' relevant post-graduate experience in civil engineering consultancy.

• Experience of below-ground foul and surface water drainage design.

• Competent in producing engineering drawings using AutoCAD.

• Knowledge of SuDS and familiarity with MicroDrainage or InfoDrainage.

• An understanding of highways design and its relationship with drainage.

• Good organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage your own workload.

• A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport.

PRP offers hybrid and flexible working, 25 days' annual leave increasing with service, a contributory pension, income protection and an employee assistance programme. Training, in-house software development and mentoring towards ICE or IStructE chartership are also available.

If this Project Civil Engineer role feels close but not quite perfect, please do not be put off from applying. I specialise in Civil Engineering recruitment and may also be able to help with other suitable roles that are not currently advertised.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect of this position. For further information, please contact Andy Hopkins, with over 30 years' recruitment experience.