Senior Civil Engineer

Company: GHD
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior Civil Engineer role, you help plan, design and deliver sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure within the UK. You work across multidisciplinary teams to translate concept ideas into buildable solutions for AMP8 investment programmes. You’ll tackle a range of assets from treatment works to pumping stations, driving technical excellence and stakeholder collaboration. This is a chance to shape critical infrastructure while progressing your career with structured development and chartership support.

Pay / Benefits

  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Flexible working options
  • Structured career development and chartership support
  • Access to industry-leading technical specialists
  • Opportunities to work on major AMP8 programmes

Responsibilities

  • Deliver civil engineering design activities for water and wastewater projects
  • Prepare and review calculations, reports, specifications and design documentation
  • Support development of concept, outline and detailed designs
  • Undertake hydraulic and civil infrastructure design for treatment and network assets
  • Coordinate inputs across multidisciplinary project teams
  • Support project delivery to meet programme, budget and quality goals
  • Assist with construction reviews and technical queries
  • Mentor and develop graduate and junior engineers
  • Build and maintain client and stakeholder relationships
  • Contribute to technical excellence initiatives and continuous improvement

Key requirements

  • Approximately 5+ years of civil engineering experience
  • Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline
  • Experience delivering civil engineering designs for infrastructure projects
  • Knowledge of water and wastewater assets and design standards
  • Experience preparing engineering calculations, reports, specifications and documentation
  • Understanding of drainage, pipelines, pumping stations and treatment infrastructure
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
  • Proactive problem-solving approach
  • Desire to develop junior team members and share knowledge
  • Strong communication
  • Stakeholder management
  • Team collaboration
  • Civil and hydraulic infrastructure design
  • Preparation of calculations, reports and technical documentation
  • Knowledge of drainage, pipelines, pumping stations and treatment infrastructure

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Posted: September 14th, 2026