Sheffield City Council’s Capital Delivery Service is looking for Civil and Structural Engineers to join its in‑house multidisciplinary design team.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a wide range of public‑sector capital projects, taking responsibility for civil and/or structural engineering design and inspection work, and contributing to delivery from early feasibility through to construction.

You will work alongside architects, project managers and cost consultants within a professional, consultancy-style environment, with the chance to develop your technical expertise, progress towards Chartership, and help shape projects that make a real difference to the city.

What you’ll be doing

Working within our in-house Civil and Structural Engineering team to undertake design and inspection work with limited supervision
Contributing to multidisciplinary design teams on projects across the Council’s capital programme
Undertaking site inspections, surveys and technical reporting relevant to your discipline
Supporting and mentoring graduate engineers as part of the wider team

About you

You will be a degree‑qualified Civil or Structural Engineer, typically working towards Chartership with a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE or IStructE), with experience delivering design work and site-based activities within a professional environment appropriate to your discipline.

Why join us?

Be part of Sheffield City Council’s in‑house, multidisciplinary Capital Delivery Service, operating as a professionally led, fee‑earning consultancy within the local authority
Work on a diverse £200m‑per‑year capital programme, delivering projects from feasibility through to construction, across varied and technically interesting public‑sector projects (including schools, housing, highways, flood alleviation, public buildings and parks)
Collaborate daily with engineers, architects, project managers and cost consultants under one service
Benefit from structured training, mentoring and Chartership support within a stable public‑sector environment
Enjoy flexible and family‑friendly working, an excellent pension, and a generous annual leave and benefits package.

Application & Assessment

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

Sheffield City Council does not accept CVs. 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.