Senior Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer
Are you an experienced Civil Engineer in Edinburgh ready to take the lead on projects, shape the direction of a growing team and have a genuine influence on the developments you work on? We''re recruiting a Senior Civil Engineer for a growing multidisciplinary consultancy that offers exactly that.
This consultancy brings together town planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering under one roof. Its engineers work alongside in-house planners and landscape architects from the earliest stages of a scheme. The team of chartered engineers and scientists delivers flood risk and drainage expertise across a varied portfolio, including residential developments and infrastructure-scale battery storage projects, from concept and planning through to detailed design, construction and sign-off.
Rather than being one senior voice among many in a large engineering machine, you''ll lead projects and client relationships directly. Most of the consultancy''s work comes from repeat clients and referrals, so you''ll be trusted to maintain and grow long-standing relationships with developers, project managers, architects and fellow consultants, and to see the impact of your decisions across the full project lifecycle.
Your work will include:
- Leading drainage and SuDS strategies and detailed design for residential and energy infrastructure developments
- Preparing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Impact Assessments and development infrastructure proposals
- Managing Scottish Water connections, adoptions (Sewers for Scotland), build-overs and diversions through to agreement
- Securing SEPA authorisations and other environmental consents
- Steering projects through planning, Roads Construction Consent and technical approvals, liaising with local authorities, flood prevention teams, Scottish Water and SEPA
- Acting as a key point of contact for clients, managing programmes, fees and deliverables
- Checking and reviewing the work of junior engineers, and mentoring them as they develop
- Contributing to bids, fee proposals and the continued growth of the civils team
Why consider the move?
This role suits a senior engineer who wants more than technical delivery. You''ll have genuine ownership of projects and clients, a visible role in shaping how the team grows, and the opportunity to influence the direction of a consultancy where your contribution really counts. You''ll work across a strong mix of residential and battery energy storage schemes in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, following projects from initial feasibility right through to construction.
What we''re looking for:
- A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
- Chartered (ICE / CIWEM) or close to achieving chartership
- Significant experience in drainage, SuDS, flood risk and development infrastructure within a consultancy setting
- A strong track record of taking schemes through planning and technical approvals in Scotland
- Confidence managing clients, programmes and junior team members
- Proficiency with drainage design software (e.g. MicroDrainage / Causeway Flow, Civil 3D)
If you''re an experienced Civil Engineer in drainage, flood risk or development infrastructure based in or around Edinburgh, and you''re ready for a senior role with real ownership, influence and room to progress, I''d be keen to speak with you.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West''s Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years'' experience in this market. Please call Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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