Associate Civil Engineer

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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