Civil Design Engineer Senior/Principle

Carrington West; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking a Senior/Principal Civil Design Engineer for major UK water and wastewater treatment schemes. The role supports feasibility through final design, with multidisciplinary collaboration across UK offices and travel up to fortnightly if needed.

You will lead design packages, review technical submissions, and guide teams on AMP-related projects, pumping stations, and treatment works. A Civil Engineering degree and UK water sector experience are required; flexibly located

Qualifications

• A Civil Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience delivering projects from inception through to detailed design.
• Previous UK Water or Wastewater sector experience.
• Experience working on AMP-related projects for a UK Water Authority.
• Experience using 3D design tools and relevant engineering software.
• The ability to lead technical work packages and provide confident design input.

Responsibilities

• Delivering feasibility, outline, detailed and final design work.
• Reviewing designs, technical specifications and submissions.
• Taking technical responsibility for smaller projects and work packages.
• Supporting key design reviews for Water Authority AMP projects.
• Working on Water treatment works, Wastewater treatment works and pumping stations.
• Providing technical guidance to engineering teams and project stakeholders.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project leadership

3D design tools

Technical design input

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

3D design tools

Job description

Senior / Principal Civil Design Engineer

Location: Positions UK Wide, Hybrid to Local Office (up to 4 days from home)

Rate: Based on Experience

Duration: 12 Months+/Ongoing

Sector: Water & Wastewater Treatment - Non-Infrastructure

Are you a Senior / Principal Civil Engineer looking for a new challenge on major UK Water and Wastewater treatment schemes?

You will be working with a major Design & Build contractor delivering clean and wastewater projects across a range of frameworks nationwide. With projects and design teams based throughout the UK, they are looking to recruit additional support across their regional offices.

If you are not based close to one of their offices, they can consider a more flexible arrangement for the right candidate, with travel to an office or site potentially required just once a fortnight.

As a Senior / Principal Civil Engineer, you will be supporting Water and Wastewater treatment projects from feasibility through to detailed and final design. You will be working closely with multidisciplinary teams, reviewing technical designs and helping ensure projects are practical, compliant and ready for successful delivery.

You will be:

• Delivering feasibility, outline, detailed and final design work.
• Reviewing designs, technical specifications and submissions.
• Taking technical responsibility for smaller projects and work packages.
• Supporting key design reviews for Water Authority AMP projects.
• Working on Water treatment works, Wastewater treatment works and pumping stations.
• Providing technical guidance to engineering teams and project stakeholders.

To be considered, you will need:

• A Civil Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience delivering projects from inception through to detailed design.
• Previous UK Water or Wastewater sector experience.
• Experience working on AMP-related projects for a UK Water Authority.
• Experience using 3D design tools and relevant engineering software.
• The ability to lead technical work packages and provide confident design input.

This Senior / Principal Civil Engineer role offers the opportunity to take on greater technical responsibility within an established engineering team while contributing to major projects across the UK.