Principal Civil Water Engineer

Electus Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Principal Civil Water Engineer to lead innovative water treatment projects in Manchester. This permanent role involves managing teams, ensuring adherence to design standards, and delivering integrated solutions for critical infrastructure. Applicants should hold or be willing to obtain Chartered status and must possess substantial experience in water and wastewater systems, along with relevant technical skills in leading design processes.

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer or willing to pursue this qualification.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Familiarity with UK design standards in water and wastewater systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in technical design work following relevant standards.
• Prepare briefs and contribute to bid proposals.
• Manage time and budgets to meet project milestones.

Skills

Water treatment

Wastewater treatment

Hydraulics

Design standards

Project management

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Tools

HADES

Infoworks

EPANET

Job description

Principal Civil Water Engineer
Job Description

As a Principal Civil Water Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of water/wastewater treatment, storage, supply and collection systems on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad. Our client specialises in all aspects of water treatment, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors not just within the Water sector but also supporting the wider Infrastructure Division across Aviation, Defence, Energy, Cities & Development and Education. They continue to provide industry-leading engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you.

Your Purpose:

• Lead a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
• Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

What you can bring:

• Chartered Civil Engineer (Either working towards or willing to gain this qualification)
• Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Sound knowledge water and/or wastewater treatment, storage solutions, hydraulics, water supply and wastewater collection systems and familiarity with current UK design standards and working practices.
• Proficiency in designing within appropriate digital analysis packages, following local and national guidance. eg HADES, Infoworks, EPANET.

Overview:
Position - Principal Civil Water Engineer – Permanent
Location – Manchester
Salary - £65k - £68k

Keywords: Civil Water Engineer, Chartered Civil Engineer, water and/or wastewater treatment, storage solutions, hydraulics, water supply and wastewater collection systems, UK design standards, HADES, Infoworks, EPANET.

Only apply for this role if you currently hold the specific Government Security Clearance or are eligible for Government Security Clearance.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This is a Permanent Role