Principal Civil Engineer in Manchester

Energy Jobline CVL; Manchester; Presencial; GBP 85 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Energy Jobline CVL in Manchester is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead civil design for regulated water projects. The role involves delivering technically sound solutions, supervising design deliverables, and maintaining engineering standards across the water sector.

You will provide technical leadership to engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates, ensuring designs comply with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while performing CRE duties on selected projects.

Qualificações

• Around 10 years’ design experience within the regulated water industry at Senior or Principal Engineer level.
• Experience carrying out hydraulic calculations and preparing hydraulic profiles.
• Degree or HND in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver civil engineering designs that meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Review and approve design deliverables, risk assessments, reports, and specs.
• Provide leadership and development for engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates.
• Lead CRE duties and act as Professional Head for the discipline on projects.
• Attend technical and project review meetings and communicate engineering updates.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Design engineering

Hydraulic calculations

Project management

Formação académica

Degree or HND in relevant engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Principal Civil Engineer

Location: Manchester
Industry: Water

Purpose of the Role

We are working with a specialist engineering consultancy providing design and infrastructure support across the rail and utilities sectors. The organisation supports projects from early design through to installation, delivering safe and efficient solutions on complex infrastructure programmes.

The Principal Civil Engineer will be responsible for delivering technical solutions, overseeing design deliverables, and maintaining engineering standards for civil engineering projects across the regulated water industry. The role ensures designs meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while providing technical leadership to the wider design team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the design team delivers civil engineering designs that meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Review and approve design deliverables, design risk assessments, reports, and technical specifications.
• Identify efficient and appropriate design solutions from project scopes and site visits, communicating these to clients and project teams.
• Provide leadership and development for engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates.
• Guide designs to ensure compliance with relevant technical standards, professional guidance, and water company requirements.
• Manage and record design changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure work is delivered in line with formal processes and procedures.
• Estimate design hours and support project planning.
• Attend and present designs at technical and project review meetings.
• Interpret and communicate relevant engineering standards and procedural updates.
• Act as Professional Head for the discipline and undertake Responsible Engineer/CRE duties on specific projects.
• Provide technical input to projects and tenders while supporting continuous improvement of engineering standards.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Around 10 years’ design experience within the regulated water industry at Senior or Principal Engineer level.
• Experience carrying out hydraulic calculations and preparing hydraulic profiles.
• Degree or HND in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Strong IT skills and professional engineering knowledge.
• Chartered Engineer status.

Experience

• Experience working on both clean water and wastewater projects.
• Experience with infrastructure and non-infrastructure designs.
• Experience delivering both outline and detailed designs.
• Knowledge of construction methods, materials, and engineering drawing practices.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Key Skills

Strong technical expertise, effective communication, problem solving, and the ability to lead and develop others within a multidisciplinary engineering team