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Civil Engineer
Location: Gateshead
Salary: GBP38,000 - GBP55,000
Are you a Civil Engineer looking to develop your career within the water sector? This Gateshead role offers exposure to water and wastewater infrastructure projects, multidisciplinary design and the opportunity to develop your career within a smaller, growing consultancy.
The Opportunity
A growing engineering consultancy is looking for a Civil Engineer to support the design and delivery of water and wastewater projects. As a Civil Engineer, you will work alongside other engineering disciplines, developing practical civil infrastructure solutions while building your technical and project experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Support civil design across water and wastewater infrastructure projects
- Develop designs and technical information using CAD and relevant engineering software
- Work with multidisciplinary teams throughout project delivery
- Apply water engineering principles and hydraulic considerations to design
- Ensure work complies with BMS, CDM and relevant UK requirements
- Liaise with colleagues, clients and project stakeholders
- Contribute to safe, practical and technically robust design solutions
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Candidate Requirements
- Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
- Civil engineering design experience, ideally within water or wastewater
- CAD and relevant engineering software experience
- Understanding of water infrastructure and hydraulic principles
- Knowledge of CDM and UK health and safety requirements
- Chartered status or a desire to work towards ICE, CIWEM or IoW Chartership
Why Apply?
This Civil Engineer role offers the chance to develop within a smaller, growing consultancy with clear professional development and access to multidisciplinary water projects. The salary is GBP38,000 - GBP55,000, alongside discretionary bonus, pension, 25 days holiday, life insurance, professional membership support and flexible working.


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Eligibility
Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.
If this role feels close but not quite perfect, please do not be put off from applying. I specialise in Civil Engineering, Water and Flood Risk recruitment and may also be able to help with other suitable roles that are not currently advertised.
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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