Senior Civil Engineer - Birmingham

  • Penguin Recruitment
  • City, Birmingham
  • Apr 30, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER
Birmingham
Salary: 45,000 - 60,000

Are you a Senior Civil Engineer in Birmingham looking to take real ownership of infrastructure design while working on major development projects? This Senior Civil Engineer opportunity offers responsibility, variety and a clear route toward Principal level within a respected consultancy.

A well-established engineering consultancy is strengthening its Birmingham team and is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to deliver highways and drainage design across residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. The Senior Civil Engineer will work on projects ranging from local schemes through to large and complex infrastructure design.

The Role

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will take responsibility for delivering highways and drainage design packages while supporting project coordination.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading highways design including S38 and S278 schemes
Preparing drainage strategies and detailed designs for S104 and S98 approvals
Designing SuDS features, pumping stations and attenuation systems
Coordinating design inputs across multidisciplinary teams
Ensuring compliance with UK standards and CDM Regulations
Reviewing drawings, calculations and technical reports
Supporting project delivery to programme and quality standards

About You

This Senior Civil Engineer role suits an engineer ready to take the next step in responsibility.

You will ideally have:

A degree in Civil Engineering
Strong experience in highways and drainage design
Experience with AutoCAD and drainage software
Progress toward Chartered status
Strong communication and collaborative skills

Salary for this Senior Civil Engineer position is 45,000 - 60,000 depending on experience.

Eligibility to Apply

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency for this position. For more information, contact Andy Hopkins, our Civil Engineering specialist with over 30 years' recruitment experience.