Senior Civil Design Engineer - Water Sector AMP8

ARCADIS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCADIS is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in Cambridge to lead and support wastewater and clean water projects. The role involves collaboration with clients and project stakeholders, ensuring the preparation of high-quality design documentation and drawings.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Civil Engineering, chartered status, technical design experience in water projects, and be skilled in software tools like REVIT. Join ARCADIS to work on impactful engineering projects in a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status required.
• Strong technical design experience on water projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design and manage projects.
• Coordinate designs with team and stakeholders.
• Prepare high-quality design drawings and documentation.

Skills

Civil design leadership

Communication skills

Liaison with stakeholders

Design documentation preparation

Mentoring skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status

Tools

BIM software

REVIT

Civils 3D

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Our Water team is tackling some of the UK’s most technically challenging projects and AMP8 programmes. We are renowned for our expertise in delivering these complex schemes and collaborate closely with some of the country’s most prominent and well-known water companies and contractors.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer supporting our teams across Frameworks in the UK covering Wastewater & Clean water projects both non-infra and infrastructure.

Role accountabilities

• Take a lead role on civil design and/or packages of work
• Excellent communication skills
• Liaise with other disciplines and coordinate designs with team members and supply chain
• Liaison with client, the supply chain and other project stakeholders
• Preparation of high-quality design drawings and associated other Construction-Ready documentation
• Preparation of clear and well-structured design calculations, reports, drawings and other deliverables
• Work in accordance with our Business Management processes and procedures
• Assist in achieving wider business goals for positive Safety, Health, Quality and Sustainability outcomes
• Promote a culture of innovation and fostering continuous improvement
• Develop hands‑on experience of commercial, programme and financial matters
• Mentor and support the development of less experienced members of staff

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Civil Engineering or other directly related degree
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and membership of a professional institution such as ICE, CIWEM, IWO
• Strong technical design experience on water projects
• Good working knowledge and understanding of Water Industry Clients and Contractors
• Good delf-motivation, influencing and people management skills
• Knowledge and experience of BIM led design anddigital tools such as REVIT / Civils 3D
• Good working knowledge and understanding of the applicable British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice and Water Specifications.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.