Senior Civil Design Engineer – Water, Manchester | Lead & Mentor

Starkey Recruitment Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progression to Principal level

Chartership support

Professional development

Major UK water projects

Job summary

Starkey Recruitment Group is assisting a Manchester-based client in recruiting a Senior Civil Design Engineer for water sector projects. The role involves delivering high-quality civil designs from concept to detail, mentoring junior staff, and supporting project delivery from Manchester.

The successful candidate will lead design activities for clean water and wastewater schemes, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards and working across infrastructure and non-infrastructure

Qualifications

• Min 10 years' relevant design experience in the regulated water industry.
• Strong experience with hydraulic calculations and preparing hydraulic profiles.
• Degree, HND, or equivalent experience (including progression from Technician level).
• Strong IT skills and experience with industry-standard design tools.
• Registered with a relevant professional body and working towards Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Produce civil design deliverables that meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Identify efficient and practical design solutions through scope review and site visits, and communicate these to clients and project teams
• Prepare design risk assessments, reports, and technical specifications
• Ensure designs comply with relevant technical, professional, and water company standards
• Direct, support, and develop CAD technicians, junior designers, and graduates
• Manage and record design changes in line with formal processes and procedures
• Deliver work in accordance with established quality management systems
• Estimate design hours and support project planning activities
• Attend and present designs at HAZOP, ALM, KM, and other technical review meetings

Skills

Civil engineering

Stakeholder comms

Problem solving

Mentoring

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering degree

HND or equivalent

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Starkey Recruitment Group is assisting a Manchester-based client in recruiting a Senior Civil Design Engineer for water sector projects. The role involves delivering high-quality civil designs from concept to detail, mentoring junior staff, and supporting project delivery from Manchester.

The successful candidate will lead design activities for clean water and wastewater schemes, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards and working across infrastructure and non-infrastructure