Senior Civil Engineer in Leeds

Company: Energy Jobline CVL
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Senior Civil Design Engineer


Location: Fully Remote (UK)


Contract: Long-Term Contract


Sector: Water & Wastewater Infrastructure


A Tier 1 contractor is looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to lead civil design activities across major projects, delivering robust, buildable solutions that meet client requirements, regulatory standards and long-term asset performance objectives.


Responsibilities



  • Lead civil design tasks and packages to agreed technical standards, budgets and programmes.

  • Develop civil engineering designs, calculations, layouts, specifications and technical documentation for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

  • Produce cost‑effective civil solutions that consider constructability, safety, operational requirements and whole‑life costs.

  • Review and assure civil design outputs within your area of authority, ensuring quality and compliance with company and industry standards.

  • Coordinate civil design activities with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams to support integrated project delivery.

  • Identify and manage technical risks, design issues and opportunities for optimisation throughout the project lifecycle.

  • Support the design of civil infrastructure including reinforced concrete structures, buried structures, drainage systems, pipelines, earthworks, highways and site development works.

  • Mentor junior engineers, graduates and apprentices, sharing knowledge and supporting technical development across the team.

  • Build strong working relationships with clients, discipline leads, project teams, suppliers and site teams.


Requirements



  • Strong experience in civil engineering design within the water, wastewater, utilities or a similarly regulated engineering environment.

  • Good understanding of civil engineering principles relating to treatment works, pumping stations and associated infrastructure.

  • Experience producing and reviewing civil calculations, technical reports, specifications, drawings and design documentation.

  • Ability to develop practical, economic and buildable civil engineering solutions that consider safety, sustainability, constructability and whole-life cost.

  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and supporting project delivery.

  • Experience leading, checking or mentoring engineers within a civil or related engineering discipline.

  • Membership of a relevant professional institution, ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership.

  • Relevant Civil Engineering degree , or a minimum HND in a related discipline.

  • Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and commercially

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Posted: October 14th, 2026