Senior Civil Engineer - Cheltenham
Salary: Up to £55,000
The Opportunity
I'm partnering with a well-respected, privately owned consultancy in Cheltenham who are looking to welcome a Senior Civil Engineer into their friendly and collaborative team.
This is a fantastic chance for an experienced civil engineer to take on meaningful responsibility across design and project coordination, while building a pathway towards a future leadership or management role.
The consultancy works on a wide variety of high-value projects-often over £100m-delivering civil engineering design, procurement support, coordination, and specialist technical services. They're proud of the difference they make on complex projects and the supportive, team-focused environment they've built.
What You'll Be Doing
- Taking ownership of civil engineering design within multi-disciplinary project teams
- Working closely with architects, building services engineers, project managers, and commercial teams
- Attending client and design meetings, sharing your expertise and solutions
- Preparing Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies, and other pre-planning advice
- Acting as a main point of contact for day-to-day client queries
- Visiting sites to support technical assessment, problem-solving, and design validation
Who We're Looking For
- Experienced in a similar civil engineering role, ideally within a multi-disciplinary consultancy
- Working towards, or already holding, professional membership with the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) or equivalent
- Confident with highways and drainage adoption processes (Section 38, 278, 104 agreements)
- Skilled in AutoCAD, especially Civil 3D
- Strong understanding of:
- Drainage design (surface and foul)
- Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
- Highways design
- Earthworks and cut/fill analysis
- Experienced in delivering projects from concept to completion (calculations, drawings, specifications)
- Familiar with relevant Building Regulations, British Standards, and local authority requirements
About the Company
This consultancy is a long-established, highly respected business with a reputation for quality and collaboration. They value their people, invest in professional development, and foster a culture where your ideas and expertise are genuinely valued.
They offer a supportive, team-oriented environment where career growth is encouraged, and technical excellence is celebrated.
Benefits You'll Enjoy
- Up to 25 days annual leave, with options to buy, sell, or carry over additional days
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to suit you and your team
- Private healthcare and wellbeing support
- Pension, life assurance, and income protection
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Volunteering leave
- Performance-related bonus and car allowance (role dependent)
If you're looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your career can grow, and your work makes a real difference, this could be the perfect opportunity. Get in touch today for a confidential discussion.
Will Herman
07581619823
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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