Lead Civil Engineer – Hydropower & Dams

Stantec; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / flexible working

Private medical insurance

Group income protection & life cover

Annual leave with buy/sell option

Job summary

Stantec Hydropower & Dams is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to support a broad portfolio from concept to construction and operation. You will work with project managers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated dam and hydropower solutions that meet regulatory standards.

Ideal candidates hold ICE chartered status or progress toward it, with experience in client-side and design & build roles, and proficiency in 3D design environments and CDEs.

Qualifications

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status with ICE, or progress towards this.
• Experience in civil design of dams, hydropower, pumped storage schemes, or related hydraulic structures.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary project delivery and integration with structural, geotechnical, and M&E disciplines.
• Experience producing technical specifications, designs, and engineering reports.
• Ideally, experience delivering designs for both client-side and design & build (D&B) projects.
• Confidence working within 3D design environments and Common Data Environments (CDEs).

Responsibilities

• Involve across a diverse portfolio of projects from concept through detailed design, construction and operational support.
• Collaborate with project managers, technical leaders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Contribute to due diligence, lender’s engineer services, and insurance-related assessments to manage risk and design integrity.
• Provide advisory work and Owner’s Engineer services, plus client-facing and contractor-facing design activities.

Skills

Civil design of dams, hydropower, or P

Multidisciplinary project delivery

Technical specifications and reports

Client-side and D&B project delivery

3D design environments and CDEs

Tools

3D design tools

Common Data Environments (CDEs)

Job description

Stantec Hydropower & Dams is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to support a broad portfolio from concept to construction and operation. You will work with project managers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated dam and hydropower solutions that meet regulatory standards.

Ideal candidates hold ICE chartered status or progress toward it, with experience in client-side and design & build roles, and proficiency in 3D design environments and CDEs.