Senior Engineer

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job reference

REQ001924

Date posted

18/12/2025

Apply by

15/01/2026

Salary

£42,839

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Architects, Engineers and Surveyors

Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

RCT Council Strategic Projects Section is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of exciting civil engineering projects including highway infrastructure, transportation, land reclamation, drainage and flood risk management.

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Engineer (Contracts) to join the team to help deliver a wide variety of exciting and challenging projects, ranging from small scale improvements to large scale infrastructure projects. The successful applicant will undertake Contract Administration duties in the delivery of civil engineering construction projects, ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with the Councils programme, within budget and to a high standard.

Details of qualification and experience can be found in the job description and personal specification.

This permanent full-time position will be a site based role, with the opportunity for agile working from home. Employment is based a 37 hour week under the flexible working hours scheme, with 26 days annual leave (rising to 31 days after 5 years), and benefit from access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. You will be provided with a laptop to enable an agile working arrangement.

For an informal discussion or further information on the position please contact Mr Steve Dyton, NEC4 Project Manager on

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