Principal Civil Engineer (Water)

Strata Construction Consulting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to join their Water Team. You will be responsible for delivering various wastewater infrastructure projects while working collaboratively and effectively communicating with clients. The ideal candidate will have experience managing water schemes and possess strong design capabilities. This role offers a competitive salary along with flexible/hybrid working options and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Company car or cash allowance

Up to 8% matched contributory pension plan

Life assurance scheme

Flexible/hybrid working

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Professional development

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or equivalent in Civil Engineering or relevant subject.
• Experience managing wastewater and/or water schemes.
• Good knowledge of industry design software packages.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Manager to clarify project brief and deliverables.
• Manage C&S design delivery across projects.
• Undertake design and checking of outputs.
• Document and communicate design changes.
• Ensure delivery to agreed time, cost, and quality.
• Participate in business development activities.

Skills

Experience managing wastewater schemes

Good knowledge of industry design software

Excellent communication skills

Team player attitude

Experience mentoring and coaching

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or relevant subject

Incorporated or Chartered member of ICE or CIWEM

Job description

Our client is looking to recruit an exceptional Principal Civil Engineer to join their multi-disciplinary Water Team, where you will play a key role in delivering a wide range of wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.

This role would be suited to someone who offers a fresh approach to conventional thinking and works collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environmental, and regulatory difficulties for their clients.

As a Principal Civil Engineer, you will produce technical designs, specifications and reports for a large variety of projects in terms of size, type, and complexity, both single discipline and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

What’s on offer:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 8% matched contributory pension plan
• Life assurance scheme
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance
• Professional development

The role:

• Supporting the Project Manager/Water Sector Director to clarify the project brief (agree on deliverables, key milestones, project methodology etc).
• Manage C&S design delivery across projects in single or multi-discipline teams.
• Undertake significant elements of the detailed design and checking of outputs as directed (e.g. calculations, drawings, sketches, reports etc) to achieve the optimum solution for the project.
• Assessing, documenting and communicating design changes to the Project Manager.
• Be aware of work requirements and take personal responsibility in delivering this to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Attend “close-out meetings” and recommend/implement improvements to policy, processes and project management methods through our Perfect Delivery platform.
• Be involved in business development activities including assisting with the preparation of capability statements and the submission of pre-qualification questionnaires and expressions of interest and tenders.

What you need to succeed:

• Experience managing wastewater and/or water schemes.
• Good knowledge of industry design software packages.
• Excellent communication skills and a team player with an assured, positive and enthusiastic attitude in communicating effectively with clients and the wider teams.
• Experience mentoring, coaching and supervising a team.
• You will be degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or another relevant subject.
• You will ideally be an Incorporated or Chartered member of a relevant engineering institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM.