Remote Senior Civil Design Engineer Lead – Water & Wastewater

Alexander Associates; Chester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design activities across major water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This fully remote UK role will drive robust, buildable solutions meeting client requirements and regulatory standards.

The successful candidate will lead design tasks, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff and ensure outputs meet quality standards and whole-life cost considerations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering design within water, wastewater, utilities or a similarly regulated environment.
• Experience producing and reviewing civil calculations, technical reports, specifications, drawings and design documentation.
• Ability to develop practical, economic and buildable civil engineering solutions considering safety, sustainability, constructability and whole-life cost.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution, ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks and packages to agreed technical standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil engineering designs, calculations, layouts, specifications and technical documentation for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Produce cost-effective civil solutions that consider constructability, safety, operational requirements and whole-life costs.
• Review and assure civil design outputs within your area of authority, ensuring quality and compliance with company and industry standards.
• Coordinate civil design activities with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams to support integrated project delivery.
• Identify and manage technical risks, design issues and opportunities for optimisation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the design of civil infrastructure including reinforced concrete structures, buried structures, drainage systems, pipelines, earthworks, highways and site development works.
• Mentor junior engineers, graduates and apprentices, sharing knowledge and supporting technical development across the team.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, discipline leads, project teams, suppliers and site teams.

Skills

Civil design leadership

Calculations & drawings

Multidisciplinary coordination

Mentoring juniors

Education

Civil Engineering degree

HND in related discipline

Job description

Alexander Associates is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design activities across major water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This fully remote UK role will drive robust, buildable solutions meeting client requirements and regulatory standards.

The successful candidate will lead design tasks, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff and ensure outputs meet quality standards and whole-life cost considerations.