Remote Senior Civil Design Engineer – Water & Wastewater

Alexander Associates; West of England; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Alexander Associates is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design tasks for water and wastewater infrastructure on a fully remote UK contract. You will coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and develop robust, buildable solutions while reviewing calculations and mentoring junior engineers across project lifecycles.

This role emphasizes safety, sustainability, whole-life cost considerations, and client-facing delivery with strong emphasis on meeting programme and budget

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering design within water and wastewater utilities.
• Understanding of treatment works, pumping stations and related infrastructure.
• Experience producing and reviewing civil calculations and design documents.
• Ability to develop practical, buildable civil solutions with safety and whole-life cost focus.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and mentoring engineers.

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

Project coordination

Mentoring

Client relationship management

Education

Civil Engineering degree

HND in related discipline

Job description

Alexander Associates is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design tasks for water and wastewater infrastructure on a fully remote UK contract. You will coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and develop robust, buildable solutions while reviewing calculations and mentoring junior engineers across project lifecycles.

This role emphasizes safety, sustainability, whole-life cost considerations, and client-facing delivery with strong emphasis on meeting programme and budget