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Senior Civil Engineer

Job in Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1, England, UK
Listing for: Zodiac Recruitment
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-04
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer, Structural Engineer
  • Construction
    Civil Engineering, Structural Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 55000 GBP Yearly GBP 55000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role:
Senior Civil Engineer

Location:

Wigan
Salary: £44-£55k plus excellent benefits package.

The Company
Our client is a busy, multi-disciplinary consultancy based in Wigan, covering everything from Structural and Drainage to Major Civils and Water Engineering. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll be joining a close-knit team of highly motivated and driven professionals who thrive in a busy environment, work hard and take pride in delivering exceptional standards of work. In return for all their hard work, staff are supported with extensive external training opportunities, generous salary and packages, and plenty of extra-curricular activities.

There is also parking on site and the office is within easy access of public transport lines.

The Role
As the Senior Civil Engineer, reporting to the Associate Director, you will lead the design delivery for a variety of projects within the drainage infrastructure sector, with challenging projects in sustainable urban and conventional surface water drainage. You’ll take pride in your work, solve complex engineering problems, and be in your element within a busy consultancy environment.

Responsibilities
Producing high quality deliverables

Sustainable urban drainage design

Conventional surface drainage design

Solve challenging engineering dilemmas

Support in the management of the team

Technical support and resource planning Requirements

Relevant Civil Engineering degree (Masters desirable but not essential)

7+ years of experience within the drainage sector

Knowledge of surface, and foul water design and/or construction.

Sewers for adoption and Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

Have or be nearing Chartership

Have SuDS Approval Body approval

Competent in 3D design and modelling

Highly competent using Micro Drainage, Info Drainage, AutoCAD, Civils 3D, and/or Autodesk ICM

Knowledge of Water Authority approval processes (i.e. S104, S106)

Awareness of Planning Policy and design requirements relating to flood risk management

Able to manage workloads effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines

Competent in relationship building (i.e. with external bodies and authorities)

Able to work to your own initiative, independently, and within a team

Methodical, with excellent written and verbal communication skills What’s in it for me?

Competitive salary

Agile/flexible working

Life insurance and life assurance policies

Health care cash plan

7% Employer pension contribution

Professional institution membership fees paid

Support to acquire professional membership

Formal, external training courses fully funded

Continuing professional development training (CPD)

Social benefits (football, yoga, charity support)

What to do next:

If you are interested in this Senior Civil Engineer role in Wigan, then please click on the link to apply.

If you are interested in hearing about any other opportunities within Civil Engineering, Highways Engineering, Structural Engineering, Drainage Engineering, Flood Risk Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Transport Planning, then do not hesitate in getting in touch with Martin on (phone number removed) for further information
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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