Lead Civil Design Engineer — Water & Wastewater

MWH Treatment Limited; Hattersley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment Limited is seeking a Principal Civil Design Engineer to provide authoritative technical leadership across a portfolio of water and wastewater projects in the UK. The role involves guiding projects from concept to delivery, driving quality and innovation, and ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective designs.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop practical engineering solutions, review documentation, support bids and maintain robust governance while mentoring engineers

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary civil design projects in water/wastewater.
• Ability to develop practical, efficient engineering solutions and plant layouts.
• Strong communication with clients and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of complex civil designs within the water and wastewater sector.
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Develop innovative, practical and risk-balanced engineering solutions.
• Ensure designs are safe, sustainable, compliant, buildable and cost-effective.
• Produce, review and approve design documentation, calculations, specifications and drawings.
• Support major project bids and contribute to successful project outcomes.
• Act as a technical reviewer and maintain governance and quality standards.
• Manage technical delivery from broad briefs, balancing programme, cost, quality and resources.
• Identify and address technical risks early with timely resolution.
• Build relationships with clients, stakeholders, contractors and supply chain partners.
• Mentor and develop engineers to strengthen technical capability.
• Promote continuous improvement, customer focus and engineering excellence.

Skills

Technical leadership

Civil design

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Bid support

Design governance

Education

BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering

CEng (desirable)

Job description

MWH Treatment Limited is seeking a Principal Civil Design Engineer to provide authoritative technical leadership across a portfolio of water and wastewater projects in the UK. The role involves guiding projects from concept to delivery, driving quality and innovation, and ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective designs.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop practical engineering solutions, review documentation, support bids and maintain robust governance while mentoring engineers