Principal Civil Engineer

Granite Recruitment Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Recruitment Ltd in Scotland is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to strengthen its water team across Scotland and the UK. This permanent role focuses on delivering a diverse portfolio of water infrastructure projects, leading technical design, and working closely with clients and multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive technical excellence, and assume responsibility for delivering wastewater, SuDS, and water treatment schemes from concept to delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered status or working towards Chartership with ICE or CIWEM.
• Experience in water and wastewater sector.
• Experience delivering wastewater infrastructure projects (sewer flooding, pollution, drainage or surface water).
• Knowledge of SuDS and/or Surface Water Management.
• Strong client-facing experience and ability to lead discussions with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical work within project teams and develop practical, innovative solutions.
• Mentor and support junior engineers.
• Contribute to technical excellence across the team.
• Deliver major infrastructure programmes within the water sector.

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Principal Civil Engineer - Water

Glasgow / Edinburgh

An established engineering consultancy is looking to strengthen its Water team in Scotland with the appointment of a permanent Principal Civil Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK water sector. You’ll work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, supporting projects throughout the full lifecycle, from early-stage concept and definition through to detailed design and delivery.

Projects will cover a broad range of areas, including:

• Wastewater infrastructure and sewerage
• Sewer flooding and pollution schemes
• Stormwater and overflow projects
• Potable and wastewater treatment
• Treated water storage and transmission mains
• Sustainable drainage and surface water management
• Bioresources and environmental improvement projects

As a Principal Civil Engineer, you’ll take a leading technical role within project teams, working closely with clients and other engineering disciplines to develop practical and innovative solutions.

You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor and support junior engineers, contribute to technical excellence across the team and help deliver major infrastructure programmes within the water sector.

About You

You’ll ideally have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Chartered status, or be working towards Chartership, with a relevant professional body such as ICE or CIWEM
• Experience within the water and wastewater sector
• Experience delivering wastewater infrastructure projects, particularly sewer flooding, pollution, drainage or surface water schemes
• Knowledge of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and/or Surface Water Management
• Strong client-facing experience with the ability to confidently lead discussions and collaborate with stakeholders
• Experience supporting or mentoring less experienced engineers

This would suit an experienced Civil Engineer looking to take on greater technical responsibility while working on a varied portfolio of major water infrastructure projects across Scotland and the wider UK.