Senior Principal Civil Engineer (Water)

In this role you will lead and shape water infrastructure projects for major clients across the UK, guiding solutions from needs assessment to detailed design. You will work within a collaborative team aiming to deliver sustainable water systems that support local communities. You’ll tackle design, scoping, and budgeting within agreed timescales, while mentoring engineers and contributing to high-profile, award-winning projects across the UK and Ireland. This is a leadership role with a strong impact on strategy and delivery in the water sector.

• Competitive salary
• Pension plan
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Discounted gym membership
• Flexible working

• Lead from need to detailed design for water projects
• Support and manage project team members
• Undertake scoping and design within required timescales and budgets
• Produce and check technical reports
• Contribute to UK-wide iconic water projects and cross-regional collaboration

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering
• Chartered status and membership of a relevant engineering institution (ideally)
• Experience in the water industry
• Knowledge of Process and MEICA disciplines (advantageous)
• Understanding of environmental issues including net carbon (advantageous)
• Experience in developing solutions and delivering designs within time and budget constraints

• leadership and mentoring
• collaboration and teamwork
• problem-solving and communication
• Process and MEICA knowledge
• scoping and design
• technical report writing