Chartered Civil Design Lead – Water Infrastructure

American Society of Civil Engineers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension

33 days leave

Volunteer day

Parental leave

Private medical

2 paid qualifications

Annual bonus

Job summary

Binnies (part of the RSK Group) is seeking a Principal Civil Design Engineer / Engineering Manager to lead its Birmingham-based civil team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality water and wastewater infrastructure while acting as a technical authority across projects.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, drive design excellence, and contribute to standards and best practices within a collaborative design environment. Hybrid/flexible working is available.

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng) or equivalent experience, working towards chartership.
• Proven experience delivering outline and detailed design in the water or wastewater sector.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary and remote resources.
• Strong technical judgement and clear, pragmatic communication.
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Act as the civil engineering subject matter expert across multiple projects.
• Lead and review complex designs, calculations, reports, and specifications.
• Provide technical assurance and problem-solving support to project teams.
• Be the first point of contact for civil engineering technical queries.
• Support the development and application of standards, tools, and best practice.
• Mentor and develop graduate, junior, and apprentice engineers.
• Contribute to design reviews, risk management, and value engineering.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and clients.
• Support cost, programme, and quality objectives through sound technical decision-making.

Skills

Chartered Civil Engineer

Outline design

Detailed design

Water/wastewater experience

Multidisciplinary coordination

Mentoring engineers

Job description

Binnies (part of the RSK Group) is seeking a Principal Civil Design Engineer / Engineering Manager to lead its Birmingham-based civil team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality water and wastewater infrastructure while acting as a technical authority across projects.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, drive design excellence, and contribute to standards and best practices within a collaborative design environment. Hybrid/flexible working is available.