Principal Civil Engineer

Avove Limited; Oak Tree; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is recruiting a Principal Engineer for their design team. This role involves managing project delivery for complex schemes, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring design excellence in Water and Wastewater projects. Candidates should have strong technical backgrounds, particularly in Water/Wastewater infrastructure. This is a permanent hybrid position based ideally in Durham but open to applicants across the UK. The company offers great benefits including 25 days holiday, a company car allowance, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company car/car allowance

Annual bonus

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days

Rewards for professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in Water/Wastewater infrastructure design.
• Proven ability to lead team environments and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated with a focus on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Implement innovative design solutions for technical requirements.
• Supervise team members and maintain high technical standards.
• Prepare and approve engineering designs and documents.

Skills

Leadership

Technical design

Communication

Client focus

Health and Safety awareness

Education

Relevant degree qualification

Professional qualifications (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

We are currently recruiting for Principal Engineers to join our UK design team. As a Principal Engineer you will be responsible for Managing project delivery or technical delivery as appropriate on larger / complex schemes. Supporting and mentoring junior and less experienced staff and to provide design excellence and ensuring delivery of the specified project outcomes on time, within budget and to the client's specifications and that project requirements are fully met. The position is required to support our expanding Water Utilities workload and will typically involve providing designs for Water and Wastewater, infrastructure, and non-infrastructure projects. This will include design delivery at all stages, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed designs for construction, and commissioning. The specific role is required primarily to support our emerging long‑term framework with Northumbrian Water Group however there will be ample opportunities to work on other projects and frameworks throughout the UK for a variety of clients. This is a permanent position and will be of a hybrid nature ideally based in or around our Durham office however, we are open to receiving applications from candidates from across the UK to be based at one of our other regional offices or on a remote basis. What will your day look like…

Key Responsibilities

• Implement effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
• Supervise team members including all engineers, senior engineers, senior technicians and assistant and graduate engineers.
• Maintain high technical standards, consistent with the project brief.
• Progress projects through preliminary and detailed design with particular emphasis on client requirements and innovation.
• Prepare / check / approve engineering designs, documents, cost estimates, calculations, and oversee drawing production.
• Ensure compliance with Above IMS, and all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations.
• Maintain a strong focused client relationship.
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming.
• Support in the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in the design of Water / Wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure works. We welcome applicants from all relevant related disciplines and backgrounds, ie civil, MEICA, process, etc.
• Computer literate and conversant with the MS Office suite with a basic knowledge of engineering packages such as AutoCAD.
• Strong written and oral communication and organisational skills and ability to produce reports in clear concise English.
• Proven ability to lead and work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines.
• Client focused approach to service delivery.
• Self‑motivated with the drive to achieve continuous improvement targets.
• Strong Health and Safety focus.
• Candidates should have a relevant degree qualification preferably with an additional professional qualification(s). Please note candidates with qualifications that do not fully match the above criteria but have relevant equivalent experience are invited to apply.

About the Company

We design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting‑edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward. We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company car/car allowance.
• Annual Bonus.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Family friendly policies.
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options.
• Financial wellbeing programme.
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
• Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.