Principal Civil Engineer (Water)

Overview

In this role you will lead civil engineering efforts within Stantec’s Water division, guiding projects from needs assessment through detailed design. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams on UK-wide, high-profile water projects, and mentor engineers to deliver robust, compliant solutions. You’ll balance design excellence with budget and schedule constraints while advancing environmental and net-zero considerations. This is your chance to shape transformative water infrastructure and grow into a principal leadership position.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension plan
• Holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Group income protection
• Life assurance

Responsibilities

• Serve as project technical lead and mentor for project teams
• Develop solutions from scoping to detailed design
• Manage project scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Produce and review technical reports and calculations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on UK-wide water projects
• Support and develop junior staff and foster a collaborative team culture

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• Chartered status (preferred)
• Experience in the water industry preferred
• Knowledge of Process and MEICA disciplines (preferred)
• Understanding of environmental issues including net carbon (preferred)
• Ability to scope and design within required timescales and budgets
• Experience in producing and checking technical reports

• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Water industry design and delivery
• Process and MEICA disciplines
• Technical reporting and checking

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