Senior Civil Engineer (Infrastructure)

April 24, 2026
£50000 - £50000
Urgent

Job Description

Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Glasgow
Salary: 50,000 – 60,000

Are you a Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer looking for a role where your work is visible, valued and closely connected to delivery? This Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer opportunity in Glasgow offers strong project exposure, clear responsibility and progression within a design-led consultancy.

A well-established engineering consultancy with around 60 staff is strengthening its Glasgow civils team as project workload continues to grow across Scotland and the north of England. As a Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer, you will join a close-knit civil engineering team of around 7 to 8 staff, working on industrial, logistics, commercial, residential and education schemes. The business has a strong in-office culture, with flexibility applied where needed, and values collaboration, quality design and team development.

The Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer will support Directors with technical delivery, client coordination and project programming while mentoring junior engineers and technicians. This Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer role suits someone who enjoys roads, drainage and earthworks design and wants to play a visible part in a growing team.

Key responsibilities
Deliver roads, drainage and earthworks design and modelling
Prepare drawings, reports, calculations and statutory submissions
Attend client and design team meetings
Support project programming and technical delivery
Mentor junior engineers and technicians

Candidate requirements
Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or similar
Around 8 years’ UK design experience
Strong roads, drainage and earthworks background
Proficient in Civil 3D and MicroDrainage or InfoDrainage
Working towards Chartership or already Chartered

Why apply
This Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer role offers the chance to join a respected consultancy with a collaborative office environment and strong local leadership. The salary for this Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer position is 50,000 – 60,000, alongside a personal day each month, a monthly development day, Chartership support, pension and life assurance.

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.

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