Senior Civils Technician
10 days ago
City of London
Senior Civils Technician Location: London (Hybrid Working) Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (DOE) + Benefits Type: Full-Time | Permanent Senior Civils Technician – London A highly regarded, design-led engineering consultancy is looking to appoint a Senior Civils Technician to join its growing London team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced technician to step into a key position within an expanding civils department, working on a broad mix of UK-led projects across residential, commercial, public realm and infrastructure sectors. You’ll be joining a people-focused consultancy with an outstanding staff retention record, strong technical reputation, and a varied workload that avoids teams becoming siloed or pigeonholed. Projects are diverse and include: • Residential developments and mixed-use schemes, • Commercial projects and growing data centre portfolio, • Public realm and town centre regeneration, • Masterplanning and strategic infrastructure layouts, • Drainage and highways packages for building-led developments, • Utility / service coordination including electrical, gas and wider infrastructure, • Select international projects across mainland Europe This role offers the chance to become one of the senior technical figures in a growing team, with genuine scope to help shape standards, mentor junior staff, and develop into a longer-term Civil / BIM leadership position. The Role As a Senior Civils Technician, you’ll play a key role in technical delivery, project coordination and team support. Responsibilities will include: • Producing and coordinating technical drawings and Civil 3D models, • Supporting delivery of highways, drainage, levels, earthworks and infrastructure packages, • Programming work in line with project deadlines and client requirements, • Providing progress updates to project leads and senior management, • Coordinating with engineers, architects and other disciplines, • Attending design meetings, BIM meetings and site visits, • Supporting document control and project file management, • Mentoring junior technicians and assisting less experienced team members, • Helping develop internal BIM / CAD standards, templates and workflows, • Supporting quality control and checking technical output What We’re Looking For • Strong experience in a similar Civils Technician / CAD Technician / Civil 3D Technician role, • Proven experience delivering drainage, highways and infrastructure drawings, • Civil 3D proficiency is essential, • Experience working on UK development or building-related civils projects, • Strong understanding of coordination, accuracy checking and drawing control, • Ability to manage workload and support junior staff, • Good communication skills and collaborative approach Desirable Experience • Experience with Revit / Navisworks for coordination purposes, • Clash detection and BIM workflow experience, • AutoCAD experience, • Progress toward technician chartership or similar accreditation Why Apply? • £50,000 - £60,000 salary package depending on experience, • Join a growing civils team with strong long-term investment, • Opportunity to become one of the key technical hires in the department, • Broad project exposure across residential, commercial and public realm work, • Real progression potential into team leadership / BIM lead capacity, • Excellent staff culture with strong retention, • Hybrid working (minimum 3 days office), • Discretionary bonuses, • Summer reduced-hour working arrangements, • Chartership support and professional development, • Social events, sports, wellbeing initiatives and catered lunches If you are seeking a Senior Civils Technician role and want a strong option at a consultancy that can support your growth, apply directly or contact Michael from Aldwych Consulting on 07787 736 270