Civil Engineer – Roads & Drainage Design

About the role

I am recruiting for a Civil Engineer to join a progressive consultancy in Glasgow. This role offers hands‑on involvement across design, planning and project delivery for residential and mixed‑use schemes, covering roads, drainage and wider infrastructure. You will support senior engineers, prepare designs, assist with flood‑risk work and liaise with regulators, clients and contractors throughout each project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Project or Assistant Project Engineer on small to medium civil engineering schemes
• Prepare and check road and drainage designs using PDS, Windes or similar software
• Support Flood Risk Assessments and water main designs for submission to Scottish Water
• Monitor budgets, programmes and quality of technical outputs
• Coordinate approvals with regulators and liaise with clients and design teams
• Undertake infrastructure surveys and prepare technical reports
• Support site inspections and review contractor proposals and method statements
• Assist with risk assessments and support Principal Designer duties under CDM

Required profile

• Degree‑qualified Civil Engineer or equivalent experience
• UK consultancy experience in roads, drainage or infrastructure design
• Familiar with PDS, Windes or similar design software
• Good understanding of UK standards and approval processes
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to learning

Required skills

• PDS design software
• Windes design software