Senior Principal Civil Engineer (Water)

Overview

In this senior leadership role, you will help shape water infrastructure projects for local communities and UK-wide clients. You lead design and delivery from concept through detailed design, guiding cross-functional teams on ambitious water initiatives. You will collaborate with a diverse team to manage scope, schedule, and budgets, while mentoring engineers and advancing sustainable solutions. This is a high-impact position within a collaborative, award-winning firm that values specialist expertise and growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• pension plan
• holidays
• private medical insurance
• group income protection
• life assurance

Responsibilities

• lead multi-disciplinary design and delivery across water projects
• scoping, planning and managing design within time and budget constraints
• support and manage project team members and mentoring
• produce and check technical reports and deliverables
• collaborate with UK-wide clients and cross-functional teams
• contribute to water sector projects across the UK and Ireland
• align technical solutions with environmental and net-zero considerations
• support business development and client relationship building

Key requirements

• degree qualified in Civil Engineering
• Chartered membership (preferable)
• water industry experience preferred
• knowledge of Process and MEICA disciplines
• ability to manage design from need to detailed design
• experience in scoping and delivering within deadlines and budgets
• ability to produce and review technical reports

• leadership
• collaboration
• mentoring
• water industry knowledge
• Process and MEICA disciplines
• environmental considerations and net carbon awareness

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