Capital Delivery Service – Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council’s Capital Delivery Service (CDS) is seeking a Senior Civil or Structural Engineer to play a key leadership role within its in‑house multidisciplinary design team.

This is a senior professional post with responsibility for leading the delivery of civil and/or structural engineering work, providing technical leadership across projects, and supporting the wider development of the engineering team.

You will act as a technical authority within your discipline, working closely with project managers, architects, cost consultants and external partners to deliver complex public‑sector capital projects from early feasibility through to construction.

What you’ll be doing

Leading and overseeing delivery of civil and/or structural engineering design and inspection work
Providing technical leadership and professional judgement across multiple projects
Managing defined projects or workstreams, ensuring quality, programme and budget objectives are met
Contributing to multidisciplinary project teams and representing the Council in technical discussions
Supervising, mentoring and developing junior and intermediate engineers
Supporting service management activities, including procurement input and technical interviews where required

About you

You will be a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer with significant professional experience, able to apply sound technical judgement, lead others, and manage complex engineering challenges within a public‑sector or consultancy environment.

Why join the Capital Delivery Service?

Be part of Sheffield City Council’s in‑house, multidisciplinary Capital Delivery Service, operating as a professionally led, fee‑earning consultancy
Play a senior role in delivering a diverse £200m‑per‑year capital programme across buildings, infrastructure and public realm
Work in a service that values technical excellence, professional leadership and high‑quality delivery
Influence outcomes on high‑profile projects that directly shape the city
Benefit from flexible and family‑friendly working, an excellent pension, and generous annual leave and benefits package

Application & Assessment

This role is recruited in line with public‑sector appointment and assessment requirements.

Candidates will be assessed solely on the information provided in their application form, which will be scored against the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification relevant to the role.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview, which may include a technical assessment appropriate to their discipline.

Sheffield City Council does not accept CVs.

Please apply via www.sheffield.gov.uk/jobs

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.