We’re recruiting for a Graduate Civil Engineer within our client’s diligent Essex office. This new permanent role, in our team of drainage, highways and development infrastructure specialists, will support our expanding client base of predominantly large residential developers.

This consultancy has been dominating the Civil Infrastructure industry for 20 years, currently across multiple UK offices they have 80 skilled specialists involved in extensive and varied development experience within their team. Their experience spans a range of transport planning, infrastructure, flood risk services, noise and vibration and air quality and odour.

You’ll be joining a team who are specialists from initial feasibility stage, through planning and detail design, to the construction stage. With a heavy involvement in the residential and commercial sectors you’ll grow as an Engineer and be given the opportunity to develop throughout the company to Director.

What’s on offer

• Private medical insurance
• Performance related bonuses
• Paid overtime (if required)
• Professional membership paid
• Excellent inhouse training opportunities
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Travel loans, Cycle to work schemes etc.)

The role

• Develop Concept and Detailed Drainage Strategies
• Develop Levels Strategies and manage the production of Earthwork Appraisals
• Produce Planning Documents such as Flood Risk Assessments/Drainage Technical Notes and Utilities Statements
• Undertake Due Diligence reviews to support the purchase of land

What you need to succeed

• A minimum 1 year post-graduate (or equivalent) experience
• Experience in pre-planning and planning stage projects, as well as a good understanding of detail design and technical approval (S104, S38, S278, etc)
• Awareness of MicroDrainage and AutoCAD, plus an understanding of Civils 3D would be beneficial
• A sound technical ability and excellent communication skills
• A drive to develop both themselves and others.