Discipline Civil Lead

Advance TRS; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/Remote options

Job summary

Advance TRS is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer / Discipline Head in Manchester, offering a hybrid working pattern. The role supports clean and wastewater projects and entails technical leadership, design assurance, and mentoring engineers within a growing consultancy.

The candidate should have 10+ years of UK water sector design experience, strong capabilities in hydraulic calculations, and a track record of leading engineering teams to deliver high-quality outcomes on national water projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of design experience in the regulated UK water sector.
• Experience leading engineering teams or acting as a technical authority.
• Expertise in hydraulic calculations and detailed design.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil engineering design across clean and wastewater projects.
• Provide technical leadership and design assurance.
• Review and approve calculations, reports and engineering deliverables.
• Mentor and develop engineers, graduates and technicians.
• Drive engineering standards, quality and continuous improvement.
• Support bids, resource planning and framework delivery.

Skills

Design leadership

Mentoring

Engineering standards

Tools

Hydraulic calculations

Job description

Principal Civil Engineer / Discipline Head

Manchester - Hybrid

Permanent: £65,000-£80,000 DOE or Contract: £450-£550/day (Outside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead civil engineering design across clean and wastewater projects.
• Provide technical leadership and design assurance.
• Review and approve calculations, reports and engineering deliverables.
• Mentor and develop engineers, graduates and technicians.
• Drive engineering standards, quality and continuous improvement.
• Support bids, resource planning and framework delivery.

About You

• 10+ years’ design experience within the regulated UK water sector.
• Strong experience across water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Expertise in hydraulic calculations and detailed design.
• Previous experience leading engineering teams or acting as a technical authority.
• A passion for mentoring others and delivering engineering excellence.

Current Projects

• UMON 3 & 4 sewage treatment upgrades.
• Clean water main replacement schemes.
• CSO upgrades and storm storage projects.
• Long‑term framework projects for major UK water companies.

What's on Offer?

• £65,000‑£80,000 salary (DOE) or £450‑£550/day Outside IR35.
• Flexible hybrid and remote working options.
• Permanent or contract opportunities available.
• The chance to shape the technical direction of a growing consultancy and work on nationally significant water infrastructure projects.

Please reach out to Molly Brown for more information.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.