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Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Wigan, Greater Manchester

Are you an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer looking for a role where quality, leadership and consistency genuinely matter? This opportunity suits a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who wants to lead from the front within a highly regarded infrastructure team.

You will be joining a well-established civil and structural engineering consultancy delivering residential and commercial development projects across Greater Manchester. The team is strongly led, technically robust and known for consistently delivering high-quality work. Client feedback regularly highlights this group as the strongest consultants on their projects, reflected in a high level of repeat business.

The role

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will take a lead role within the infrastructure design team, delivering projects while supporting and mentoring others.

Key responsibilities include:

* Delivering highways and drainage designs to programme and budget
* Leading S104, S38 and S278 technical approvals and negotiations
* Ensuring designs comply with current standards and codes of practice
* Coordinating with clients, local authorities and internal teams
* Supporting fee preparation and project budgets
* Mentoring junior engineers and reviewing technical outputs

About you

This role suits a confident Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong consultancy experience.

You will ideally have:

* Around 5 years' experience working as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer or similar
* Strong experience in roads, drainage and development infrastructure design
* Proficiency in AutoCAD with experience using MicroDrainage and PDS or similar
* Good understanding of SuDS and hydraulic modelling
* Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering
* Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach

Eligibility to Apply

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