We are engineers with a passion and expertise in the design and delivery of high quality, award winning buildings, structures and public spaces. Our engineering skills cover both structural and civil, including movement, highways, flood risk, drainage, SuDS and earthworks, amongst others.
Civic Engineering is the fusion of all these skills, we believe this fusion is essential to resolve the complex and competing needs of our towns and cities. Our talented team is over 75 strong across our studios in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Leeds.
The importance of demonstrating and understanding our impact
Founding Director Stephen O'Malley talks about the importance of understanding and demonstrating the social and economic value that Civic Engineers contributes and looks at what measuring social value really...
Mobike and Manchester’s cycling future
Founding Director Stephen O'Malley gives his thoughts on the reasons why, aside from the wholly unacceptable behaviour of those who vandalised the bikes, Manchester's Mobike scheme struggled to succeed...
What it means to be an ‘International Woman in Engineering’ today
With International Women in Engineering Day taking place last weekend, we asked some of our female Civic Engineers to sum up what it means to be a woman in...
Driving innovation and efficiency through off-site construction techniques
Director Gareth Atkinson explores how off-site construction techniques, such as precast concrete, are making projects quicker, innovative and more efficient.
Reflections on Greater Manchester’s first Green Summit
Greater Manchester's first Green Summit was held last week. Here I reflect on the key themes and why it's crucial we all get involved in helping Manchester to become...
Active Travel – why we must capture hearts and minds
In a week when we talk alot about capturing hearts, Leah Stuart explores why winning hearts for Active Travel is crucial and can help build communities..
The ‘prove it’ era of social value
In the 'prove it' era of social value, we explain how demonstrating impact can be done in a way that truly means something.
The changing role of our city centre streets
Stephen O'Malley explores how with the fast growth of our cities we have a real opportunity to change the way our city streets look and feel, how they are...
Changing and challenging our reliance on cars
Here I explore how our attitudes towards, and reliance on, the car are changing based on some lessons we’ve learned from one of our recent projects.
Turning our towns around: five essential placemaking elements
Here’s our rundown of the top five essential elements that need to be achieved when it comes to placemaking within any masterplan.
