Penguin Recruitment Ltd
- Location:
- City of London (EC2N) – London City and West End, London, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £63000 – £68000 per annum
- Type:
- Permanent
- Main Industry:
- Search Engineering Jobs
- Other Industries & Skills:
- Civil
- Advertiser:
- Penguin Recruitment Ltd
- Job ID:
- 132516051
- Posted On:
- 07 December 2025
Job Title: Associate Civil Engineer
Ref. No.: CJD0612C25
Location: London
Salary: GBP63,000 – GBP68,000
This is a rare opportunity to join my client, an newly-established, innovative Multidisciplinary Consultancy, currently in the process of developing themselves as market-leaders in the Water and wider Civil Engineering sectors. As a recently-established consultancy, they are proactively seeking a talented, determined Associate Civil Engineer with extensive knowledge of drainage and non-infrastructure design who is willing to win, manage, and successfully deliver on a wide array of challenging projects within the sector. You will effectively build and develop a newly-established team of engineering design professionals, based in the diverse, richly-cultural Capital City of London.
Benefits for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include (but are not limited to):
– Competitive salary (commensurate with qualifications, skills, and experience)
– Employee Pension Scheme
– Generous annual leave entitlement with flexible working opportunities
– Life Insurance
– Dedication to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
– Opportunities to win and deliver a number of diverse engineering projects across the region and beyond
– Proactively influencing the company’s development
Responsibilities for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include:
– Delivering a wide array of projects and developments
– Overseeing a newly-established team of Civil Engineering professionals, mentoring them whilst encouraging their Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
– Leading all aspects of design projects, including budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, and successful delivery/implementation
– Proactively working to win both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, alike
– Managing important professional relations with clients and other stakeholders, across the public and private sectors
– Preparing, checking, and submitting technical documents, including reports, specifications, drawings, calculations, and more
– Continually enforcing company policies, procedures, and best practice
– Upholding the appropriate health and safety standards at all times
– Contributing to the company’s business development strategies, acting as a trusted, go-to representative during client meetings, site visits, etc.
Required skills and experience for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include:
– A Degree in Civil Engineering (or a cognate discipline)
– Chartered Status with a recognised Professional Body (e.g., ICE, CIWEM, etc.)
– Extensive experience of working in a design capacity, within a UK-based consultancy
– Demonstrable experience of working with water-based projects
– Experience of detailed drainage and civil engineering design
– Well-versed in the use of various software packages (such as Revit, AutoCAD, etc.)
– Considerable experience of producing, checking, and amending technical documents for submission
– Prior experience of managing projects and people within the sector
– Extensive experience of managing client and stakeholder relations
– Confidence in winning diverse projects across the region, and delivering these to the highest of standards
– Outstanding organisation, time management, team leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
– Possess a full, valid UK driving licence
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Associate Civil Engineer include:
– A Higher Degree in a relevant discipline
– Experience of having worked on water-based non-infrastructure design projects (e.g., reservoirs, water treatment works, etc.)
– Experience of authoring Flood Risk Assessments
– Experience of Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS)
– Experience of working in a public-facing role
If you are interested in the role of Associate Civil Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.
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