Civil Design Technician

Civil Technician - Infrastructure / Drainage / Highways Design

Location: Newcastle
Salary: £30,000 - £42,000 + Benefits
Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Civil Technician - Newcastle

Are you a Civil Technician with experience in infrastructure, drainage or highways design looking to join a collaborative consultancy working on high-quality development projects?

A growing and design-focused consultancy is looking to appoint a Civil Technician into its Newcastle office. This is an excellent opportunity for a technician with strong CAD and infrastructure experience who enjoys producing accurate, coordinated design information across a wide range of projects.

This is a role for someone who wants to work on civil engineering packages that support well-considered development and placemaking schemes, rather than purely standardised technical delivery.

The Opportunity

You'll be part of a close-knit team delivering civil engineering and infrastructure design across a broad mix of projects.

Working alongside engineers and wider design teams, you'll support the production of coordinated technical information covering:

Drainage layouts and strategies
Highways and access designs
External works packages
Site levels and earthworks
Utility coordination
General development infrastructure designThis role offers the chance to work on a varied project portfolio while continuing to build your technical capability within a supportive and quality-focused environment.

The Role

As a Civil Technician, you'll be responsible for supporting the technical delivery of infrastructure design packages across multiple schemes.

Responsibilities will include:

Producing 2D and 3D civil engineering drawings for development infrastructure projects
Assisting with drainage and highway layouts
Preparing drawings for site levels, external works and earthworks
Supporting the development of SuDS and drainage strategies
Working closely with engineers to translate design concepts into coordinated technical packages
Updating and managing drawings throughout project stages
Assisting with technical submissions and approval packages
Coordinating information with architects, planners and external consultants
Ensuring drawing outputs are accurate, clear and aligned with project requirements

What We're Looking For

To be considered, you should have:

Experience as a Civil Technician / Infrastructure Technician / CAD Technician within civils
A background in development infrastructure, drainage, highways or external works
Strong AutoCAD skills
Experience with Civil 3D would be highly beneficial
Familiarity with software such as:
MicroDrainage / InfoDrainage
Causeway Flow / PDS (advantageous)
Experience producing drawings for UK development projects
Strong attention to detail and a good understanding of coordinated technical design
Good communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team

What's On Offer

Salary of £30,000 - £42,000 depending on experience
Competitive benefits package
Strong support and mentoring from experienced engineers
Exposure to interesting and design-led projects
Opportunity to develop your technical skills across a varied project portfolio
Clear progression within a growing team

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Civil Technician who wants to work on high-quality civils projects within a consultancy that values both technical detail and good design.

If you're looking for a role where you can contribute to well-coordinated infrastructure packages across a broad range of developments, this would be a strong opportunity.

If you are interested please apply direct of contact Michael from Aldwych Consulting (phone number removed)

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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