Civil Engineer

Company: Balfour Beatty
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Location: Peterborough
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will deliver civil designs and calculations for water-sector assets within multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll drive safety in design and progress projects from feasibility to construction, while liaising with operations, contractors and suppliers. You will visit sites, contribute survey data for design integration, and support expanding standard products to improve repeatability. You’ll identify opportunities aligned with digital, sustainability, innovation and people objectives, contributing to major water infrastructure programs.

Pay / Benefits

  • Smart working with up to 40% remote work
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family-friendly maternity/adoption and paternity/partner leave
  • Pension and share incentive plan
  • Volunteering leave and recognition schemes

Responsibilities

  • Produce civil designs, calculations and specifications for water-sector assets (pipes, ductile iron, steel, plastic)
  • Collaborate in multi-discipline design teams to meet time, budget and standards
  • Drive health and safety in design and comply with Alliance CDM procedures
  • Progress projects from feasibility through detailed design to construction
  • Undertake site visits to assess asset condition and gather survey data for design integration
  • Support updates and expansion of standard products used in design solutions
  • Identify opportunities to meet project digital, sustainability, innovation and people objectives

Key requirements

  • BEng or MEng/MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering
  • Working towards Chartered Engineer status (desirable)
  • Experience with structural calculations for concrete structures and civil engineering design
  • Proficiency with relevant engineering design software packages
  • Knowledge of British Standards and Eurocodes; ability to interpret ground investigation reports
  • Strong teamwork, reporting, and data analysis skills
  • Ability to challenge current practices and propose new approaches
  • Teamwork
  • Collaboration
  • Strong written and data analysis skills
  • Engineering design software packages
  • British Standards and Eurocodes
  • Interpretation of ground investigation reports

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Posted: October 16th, 2026