Civil Design Engineer

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Civil Design Engineer to support water industry frameworks across the UK, including AMP8/AMP9 programmes. You will deliver outline and detailed designs, construction drawings, and technical documentation for treatment works, pumping stations, rising mains, pipelines and site layouts.

Hybrid role across regional offices with site visits, mentoring graduates, coordinating with civil, structural, mechanical and ICA disciplines, and ensuring design

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline required.
• Chartered or working towards chartership desirable.
• Experience in water/wastewater infrastructure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce outline and detailed civil designs for water infrastructure.
• Coordinate with structural, mechanical, electrical and ICA disciplines.
• Engage with clients and coordinate stakeholders on projects.
• Mentor graduate engineers where required.

Skills

Design proficiency

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client engagement

Delivery QA

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Civil Design Engineer - Water Industry - South Yorkshire

Purpose and scope of the role:

Seeking a Civil Design Engineer to support long-term water industry frameworks across the UK, including major programmes in water and wastewater treatment plant design, river health, sewerage infrastructure and wider asset upgrades. You will contribute to outline and detailed designs, construction-ready drawings and technical documentation for treatment works, pumping stations, rising mains, pipelines and site layouts.

Daily activities will include client engagement, feasibility and optioneering inputs, interdisciplinary coordination and delivery of technical outputs for multi-million-pound programmes within AMP8 and AMP9. You will work in multidisciplinary teams, supporting the integration of civil design with structural, mechanical, electrical and ICA disciplines, and mentoring graduate engineers where required.

Your impact in this position:

In the short term, you will deliver accurate and practical design packages that support procurement, construction and successful project outcomes.

Over the medium term, you will take greater ownership of design workstreams, improve technical efficiency and contribute to low‑carbon, resilient solutions for water and wastewater treatment and wider infrastructure projects.

Longer term, you will help shape high-quality design delivery across significant UK frameworks and support the development of other engineers in the team.

Core Capabilities:

• Technical design proficiency - Produce robust outline and detailed civil designs, calculations and construction documentation to UK standards for water and wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructure.
• Multidisciplinary coordination - Integrate civil inputs with structural, mechanical, electrical and ICA disciplines, contributing to coordinated design reviews and efficient delivery.
• Client and stakeholder engagement - Translate client requirements into pragmatic design solutions and maintain clear, professional liaison with contractors, partners and internal teams.
• Delivery and quality assurance - Manage design outputs to time, cost and quality targets, applying CDM requirements and robust assurance processes throughout.
• People development and leadership - Mentor junior staff, share best practice and contribute to team capability, knowledge capture and continuous improvement.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

Expected: degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. Desirable: postgraduate qualifications and chartership, or working towards chartership; membership of a relevant professional institution.

Work patterns and locations:

Hybrid roles across regional offices with regular site visits