Civil Engineer/ Senior Civil Engineer (Highways & Drainage) - #1796099

The Vacancy

Civil / Senior Engineer (Highways & Drainage)

Salary: £35,000 - £50,000 + 8% Pension Contribution

Hours: 35-hour working week

Location: Leeds (Hybrid Working Available)

Ready to elevate your engineering career with meaningful work and real impact?

At SCP Infrastructure & Design, an RSK Group company, we’re on the lookout for an ambitious Civil or Senior Engineer with a passion for Highways and Drainage to join our growing team. If you're searching for your next big step, one that brings challenge, growth, and the opportunity to lead major projects, then this could be the perfect fit.

Why This Role?

This isn’t just another engineering job. It’s a chance to be at the heart of innovation, collaborating with senior leadership and key stakeholders across a wide portfolio of infrastructure projects. You'll make confident, evidence-led design decisions, challenge norms, and shape the future of sustainable development.

As a trusted technical expert, you’ll drive real change, influence national teams, and leave your mark across multiple sectors, from residential to energy, healthcare to education.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading on drawing production with precision, consistency, and excellence
• Delivering technical guidance in your core specialism to inspire and support others
• Planning and managing project resources, flexing to meet client deadlines
• Reviewing and improving outputs from your peers to ensure top-tier quality
• Creating efficient, rationalised calculations and designs to modern standards
• Monitoring regulatory and design changes, and championing best practice across teams
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For

You’re a skilled and confident engineer with a background in roads and sewer design, ready to take ownership of complex projects. You’ll bring:

• Proven experience across multiple sectors including residential, commercial, and industrial
• Strong technical report-writing skills (e.g., Drainage Strategy Reports, Flood Risk Assessments, O&M Manuals)
• A proactive mindset with the confidence to lead without needing direction
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Solid software and Microsoft Office proficiency
• A full UK driving licence is essential for this role.
  
  
  

What’s In It For You?

Join a company where your expertise is respected, your growth is supported, and your voice is heard. We offer:

• A competitive salary of £35,000 – £50,000
• 35 Hour Working Week
• 8% Employer Pension Contribution
• Exciting, diverse projects across the UK
• The backing of a national brand with a collaborative local team
• A culture that values innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity
  
  
  

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of highways infrastructure and looking for a fulfilling role with career progression, apply today!

RSK is an inclusive employer.

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Please note: RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.

About Us

In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.

SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.

SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?