Principal Civil Engineer - Water

Stantec; Brighton; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Principal Civil Engineer to join their Brighton team. This role offers the chance to work on exciting water projects that have a significant impact on the community and environment. You will lead civil engineering design efforts, manage teams, and collaborate with clients to deliver innovative solutions. With access to world-class expertise, you will play a crucial role in sustainable development and infrastructure projects that tackle climate change. If you are passionate about the water sector and eager to support developing engineers, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering projects, particularly in water and environmental sectors.
• Chartered or Incorporated member status with ICE or CIWEM is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil engineering design and teams for water projects.
• Collaborate with project design leads for successful project outcomes.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project Delivery

Client Engagement

Innovative Solutions Development

Education

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status

Job description

We are looking for a talented Principal Civil Engineer who wants to work on exciting water projects and make a big impact, to join our team in Brighton.

Across the entire business, we’re building on top of what’s already been a highly successful period of growth. Our strategy within the Water division for 2025 and beyond is creating a number of new exciting opportunities across the business. We partner with the top water clients across the UK, work on some of the largest, most iconic water projects in the industry and we promise to design with community in mind by reducing environmental impacts and improving social impacts. We enable the delivery of sustainable development and infrastructure projects that adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Our Civil Engineers work across the project lifecycle in asset planning/strategy, concept design, outline design, and detailed design. We work in a variety of project areas within the water sector, including clean water treatment and networks, wastewater treatment, wastewater networks, flooding, and urban drainage. You can find out more about our work in the water sector here: Stantec H2O+U - UK.

You’ll be responsible for the project’s civil engineering design, the leadership of civil engineering teams and will work alongside our overall project design leads to ensure successful project delivery and outcomes for our clients. You will also have access to Stantec’s world-class expertise to help you deliver cutting-edge design.

About You

You’ll have experience working as a Civil Engineer on projects within sectors such as the water, environment, or other related infrastructure sectors. Ideally, you will hold Chartered or Incorporated member status with a relevant professional body such as ICE or CIWEM.

You’ll have a passion for the water and environment sector and supporting our developing civil engineers. You’ll also be experienced in successful project delivery and working collaboratively with project teams to develop innovative solutions.

Finally, you will have experience of working in a client-facing role, leading client engagement and collaboration on a regular basis.