Civil & Structural Engineer

Skanska UK Plc; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and project development firm is seeking a Civil Engineer to join their team in Peterborough, working on essential clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in civil or structural engineering, including experience with structural calculations and design within the water and wastewater industry. This position involves leading multidisciplinary teams and ensuring projects meet scheduled budgets and compliance standards.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering is required.
• Must have knowledge and experience with structural calculations.
• Experience in design for water and wastewater industry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of designs and coordination of teams.
• Conduct feasibility studies and produce design sketches.
• Oversee projects ensuring compliance with budgets and schedules.

Skills

Structural calculations

Design of civil engineering structures

Communication with multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge of DSEAR compliance

Education

BEng or MEng/MSc Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Engineering software packages

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

As part of a joint venture with Anglian Water and the @one Alliance partnership, Skanska is seeking a Civil Engineer to join our infrastructure team in Peterborough where the partnership's mission is to improve and expand the Anglian Water network to ensure an efficient water supply for all their customers.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the development of designs and the coordination of multidisciplinary teams to deliver clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Conduct feasibility studies, optioneering, detailed design, and produce clear design sketches integrated into models using computer-aided design tools.
• Contribute to proposals, work scopes, schedules, budgets, and implement risk management practices including Design Risk Assessments.
• Ensure DSEAR compliance, prepare construction and safety files, and support technical queries with focus on cost, safety, and design integrity.
• Oversee projects from feasibility through detailed design to construction, ensuring compliance with standards, budgets, and schedules.

What you'll bring to the role:

• BEng or MEng/MSc Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Knowledge and experience of undertaking structural calculations for various concrete structures meeting required standards.
• Experience of undertaking design of various civil engineering structures within the water and waste water industry, including relevant engineering software packages.
• Experience producing technical sketches in communicating with different disciplines to explore idea and pass design decisions.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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