Full time

Senior Civil Engineer | Cambridge

RGB Network

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1QZ

£50000 - £60000 per annum

Posted: 16 July 2026 (Today)

Closing date: 15 August 2026

Ref: 60429654

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About the Role

The Senior Civil Engineer | Cambridge position, based in Cambridge, is a full-time role offering a salary between £50,000 and £60,000 per annum. This role involves delivering a varied portfolio of projects across residential, education, commercial, defence, and public sector sectors for a multidisciplinary consultancy. You will manage project delivery from concept to completion, providing technical expertise in drainage and highway design. The position also requires mentoring junior engineers and supporting the team’s growth. Candidates should possess strong design skills and experience in civil engineering. The consultancy promotes flexible working and a collaborative culture, with clear progression routes for the appointed Senior Civil Engineer.

Senior Civil Engineer | Cambridge | £50,000–£60,000 + Excellent Benefits

Are you a Senior Civil Engineer looking to work on a genuinely varied portfolio of projects with a well-established multidisciplinary consultancy that offers clear progression, flexible working and a collaborative culture?

I'm working with an award-winning engineering consultancy that's continuing to grow its Civil Engineering team in Cambridge. With a strong pipeline of secured work across residential, education, commercial, defence and public sector projects, they're looking to appoint a Senior Civil Engineer to play a key role in project delivery and help mentor the next generation of engineers.

The Role You'll be responsible for delivering a broad range of civil engineering projects from initial concept through to detailed design and construction, working closely with structural engineers, architects and other multidisciplinary teams.
Projects include:

Residential developments
Education
Commercial developments
Defence projects
Healthcare
Public sector infrastructure

Typical responsibilities include:

Producing highways and drainage designs for development infrastructure projects.
Designing Section 38, Section 278 and Section 104 schemes.
Preparing SuDS and drainage strategies.
Managing projects from feasibility through detailed design and construction support.
Liaising directly with clients, local authorities and multidisciplinary teams.
Supporting fee proposals and assisting with project financial management.
Mentoring Graduate and Civil Engineers.

About You You'll ideally have:

5+ years' UK Civil Engineering consultancy experience.
Strong highways and drainage design experience.
Experience delivering development infrastructure projects.
Civil 3D and drainage software experience (InfoDrainage/MicroDrainage or similar).
Working towards Chartership or already Chartered.
Strong communication and client-facing skills.

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