Civil Design Engineer - Water & Infrastructure Projects

RecruitmentRevolution.com; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

25 days' annual leave

Performance bonus

CPD & training

Job summary

CHG Electrical is seeking a Civil Design Engineer with 3-5+ years' civil design experience in utilities, infrastructure or water projects. You will use AutoCAD, Civil 3D and MicroDrainage to develop layouts, support MEICA coordination and deliver practical, buildable designs for UK water infrastructure.

Based in Sheffield with hybrid working (1-2 days home), the role offers £45,000-£60,000 plus a performance bonus and flexible hours. Full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Experience producing civil designs with water utilities or infrastructure.
• Knowledge of relevant codes and CDM requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare civil designs, drawings and calculations for below-ground structures, foundations and temporary works.
• Develop site layouts and enable works to support project delivery.
• Coordinate with MEICA teams and external consultants to ensure integration.
• Ensure designs are buildable and compliant with standards.
• Provide technical support during construction and contribute to project documentation.

Skills

Collaborative working

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

Civil Engineering | Water & Wastewater | Infrastructure | Civil 3D | MEICA | AMP Projects

Want to See Your Designs Make a Real-World Impact?

Join a growing multidisciplinary engineering business where your civil designs won't simply sit on a drawing board. They'll help shape and enable critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK.

We’re looking for a proactive and technically strong Civil Design Engineer to join CHG Electrical, supporting the design and delivery of civil engineering solutions across clean and dirty water treatment sites.

Working alongside mechanical, electrical and wider engineering specialists, you’ll develop everything from below-ground structures and foundations to site layouts, ducting, chambers and temporary works, ensuring designs are practical, buildable and ready for successful delivery.

If you’ve built your civil design experience within water, utilities or infrastructure and want greater project exposure, collaboration and progression, we’d love to talk.

The Role at a Glance

Civil Design Engineer

Sheffield - Hybrid Working Available (1-2 days home based)

£45,000 - £60,000 + Performance Bonus

Full Time | Permanent

Flexitime | 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays | CPD & Training

Projects

Water | Wastewater | Utilities | AMP Infrastructure

Design

Civil Layouts | Foundations | Below-Ground Structures | Ducting | Chambers | Temporary Works

Software

AutoCAD | Civil 3D | MicroDrainage or Equivalent

Knowledge

WIMES | CDM | Sewerage Sector Guidance | Building Regulations

Essential

Full UK Driving Licence

Who We Are

Founded in Sheffield in 2004, CHG Electrical has more than two decades of engineering heritage. Built on strong electrical engineering foundations, the business has evolved into a multidisciplinary engineering partner delivering complex projects across water utilities, rail, steel and manufacturing.

Today, our capabilities span MEICA, EICAT, civil engineering, control-panel design and manufacture, automation, software and digital transformation. We support projects from initial design through installation and commissioning to long-term maintenance, combining practical, hands‑on engineering experience with modern technology and intelligent thinking.

Throughout that evolution, the principles behind CHG have remained consistent: technical excellence, exceptional quality, safe delivery and trusted long‑term relationships.

It’s this proven heritage, combined with our ambition to keep innovating, that enables us to deliver reliable, future‑ready solutions for some of the UK’s most important infrastructure.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to play an important role within CHG’s growing design capability, developing civil engineering solutions that enable the successful construction and installation of MEICA equipment across water and wastewater infrastructure.

You’ll work across the project lifecycle, developing detailed designs and calculations, supporting constructability and risk reviews and working collaboratively with internal engineering teams, external consultants, suppliers and site teams.

The role goes beyond producing drawings.

You’ll consider how your designs will actually be constructed, how they integrate with mechanical and electrical systems and how they can deliver safe, sustainable and cost‑effective performance throughout the asset lifecycle.

You’ll also have the opportunity to support high‑profile AMP and utility infrastructure schemes while continuing to develop your technical expertise within a growing multidisciplinary engineering team.

Where You’ll Make an Impact

Design Practical Civil Engineering Solutions

• Prepare civil engineering designs, drawings and calculations for below-ground structures, foundations, ducting, chambers and temporary works.
• Develop site layouts, access routes and enabling works to support mobilisation and project delivery.
• Interpret topographical, geotechnical and structural information to inform effective design solutions.

Bring Engineering Disciplines Together

• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical and wider project teams to ensure civil designs integrate effectively with MEICA requirements.
• Work with external consultants, subcontractors and suppliers to review and approve civil design proposals.
• Ensure designs remain practical, buildable and aligned with the wider project scope.

Design for Safe, Compliant Delivery

• Ensure designs meet relevant standards, specifications and water company requirements.
• Participate in HAZOPs, CDM risk assessments and constructability reviews.
• Contribute to design risk registers and ensure temporary and permanent works requirements are properly considered.

Support Projects Through Construction

• Provide technical support to site teams throughout construction.
• Respond to technical queries and RFIs, helping resolve design challenges efficiently.
• Contribute to O&M manuals, as-built information and wider project documentation.

Think Beyond the Immediate Build

• Develop sustainable and cost‑effective engineering solutions.
• Consider whole‑life asset performance when making design decisions.
• Help identify opportunities to improve buildability, efficiency and long‑term infrastructure performance.

About You

You’ll be an experienced Civil Design Engineer who understands that successful design is about more than technical accuracy. It needs to work safely, practically and efficiently once it reaches site.

You’ll ideally have developed your experience within water, wastewater, utilities or infrastructure, giving you a good understanding of the standards, constraints and multidisciplinary coordination involved in complex engineering projects.

You’ll be comfortable working independently on your own designs while collaborating closely with engineers, consultants and delivery teams to solve problems and keep projects moving.

You’ll Bring:

• A degree, HNC or HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Around 3-5+ years’ civil design experience within utilities, infrastructure or water‑related projects.
• Experience producing civil engineering drawings, designs and calculations.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and MicroDrainage or equivalent design software.
• Familiarity with WIMES, Sewerage Sector Guidance and Building Regulations.
• A sound understanding of CDM regulations and temporary and permanent works requirements.
• The ability to interpret topographical, geotechnical and structural data.
• Strong understanding of buildability and multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Good technical writing and communication skills.
• A collaborative, practical approach to solving engineering challenges.
• Full UK driving licence.

Why CHG Electrical?

You’ll be joining an established engineering business that’s continuing to broaden its capabilities and invest in its multidisciplinary engineering team.

Rather than operating within an isolated civil design function, you’ll work alongside electrical, mechanical, ICA and project delivery specialists, giving you exposure to how complete infrastructure solutions come together from design through to construction and commissioning.

You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to significant AMP and utility infrastructure schemes while developing your expertise through mentoring, training and ongoing CPD.

You’ll Also Receive:

• £45,000 - £60,000 salary.
• Performance‑related bonus.
• Hybrid working options.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Training, mentoring and CPD opportunities.
• Exposure to high‑profile AMP and utility infrastructure projects.
• Clear progression pathways within a growing engineering team.

Ready to Design What Comes Next?

If you’re a Civil Design Engineer with experience across water, utilities or infrastructure and you’re ready to bring your technical expertise to a growing multidisciplinary engineering business, we’ll love to hear from you.