Senior Civil Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead civil design activities for water and wastewater projects, delivering buildable, compliant solutions. You will collaborate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams to support integrated delivery and asset performance. You’ll manage technical risks, optimise designs and mentor junior engineers. The position offers impact across major projects in a regulated sector, shaping long-term infrastructure outcomes. This is a senior, hands-on role with a clear focus on safety, sustainability and whole-life cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks and packages to technical, budgetary and schedule targets
• Develop designs, calculations, layouts, specifications and technical documentation for water and wastewater infrastructure
• Produce cost-effective, buildable civil solutions considering constructability and whole-life costs
• Review and assure civil design outputs for quality and regulatory/commercial compliance
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams for integrated delivery
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for optimisation
• Support design of civil infrastructure including reinforced concrete, buried structures, drainage, pipelines, earthworks, highways and site development
• Mentor junior engineers, graduates and apprentices

Key requirements

• Strong experience in civil engineering design within water, wastewater, utilities or similarly regulated environments
• Understanding of civil principles for treatment works, pumping stations and related infrastructure
• Experience producing and reviewing calculations, reports, specifications and drawings
• Ability to develop practical, economical, buildable solutions prioritising safety, sustainability, constructability and whole-life cost
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and supporting project delivery
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers
• Membership of a relevant professional institution, ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership
• Relevant Civil Engineering degree preferred, or minimum HND in a related discipline
• Clear, confident, commercial presentation of technical proposals

• leadership and mentoring
• effective communication
• stakeholder relationship management
• civil design
• calculations and technical documentation
• multidisciplinary coordination

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