Remote Senior Civil Design Engineer – Water & Wastewater

Alexander Associates; Derby; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 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. The role is fully remote within the UK for a long-term contract, guiding design teams and ensuring robust, buildable solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and deliver cost-effective solutions aligned with whole-life asset performance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering design within the water, wastewater, utilities or a similarly regulated engineering environment.
• Good understanding of civil engineering principles relating to treatment works, pumping stations and associated infrastructure.
• Experience producing and reviewing civil calculations, technical reports, specifications, drawings and design documentation.
• Ability to develop practical, economic and buildable civil engineering solutions that consider safety, sustainability, constructability and whole-life cost.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and supporting project delivery.
• Experience leading, checking or mentoring engineers within a civil or related engineering discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution, ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership.
• Relevant Civil Engineering degree preferred, or a minimum HND in a related discipline.
• Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and commercially

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

Water utilities

Regulated environment

Calculations

Mentoring

Client engagement

Project delivery

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. The role is fully remote within the UK for a long-term contract, guiding design teams and ensuring robust, buildable solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and deliver cost-effective solutions aligned with whole-life asset performance.