Civil Engineer – Highway and Drainage Design

Civil Engineer – Highway and Drainage Design
 
Location: Cambridge
 
Our client is looking to bring on a Civil Engineer to join their growing infrastructure team. This is a design-focused role working primarily on highway and drainage engineering projects, supporting developments across a wide range of sectors.
 
The Role
This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys being hands-on with design and technical delivery. You’ll work closely with the highway and drainage teams, supporting projects from concept through detailed design.
 
Key Responsibilities

- Produce detailed highway design packages for a range of infrastructure projects
- Support and coordinate with the drainage engineer on integrated designs
- Prepare technical drawings, layouts, and models
- Assist with design reports, specifications, and technical documentation
- Work under senior engineers while gradually taking on more technical ownership
- Participate in design reviews and project coordination meetings

This is primarily a design role, not a project management-heavy position.
 
Project Exposure
Projects are largely driven by housing developers, with additional work across:

- Commercial developments
- Retail and office schemes
- Schools and institutional projects

 
Ideal Experience

- 5–9 years of civil engineering experience
- Strong background in highway design
- Exposure to drainage design and multidisciplinary coordination
- Transportation planning experience is a plus, but not required

 
Software Experience

- AutoCAD (required)
- Microsoft Office (required)
- 3D modelling/design software (preferred)
- MicroDrainage (ideal, but not essential)