Senior Civil Design Engineer - Water Sector AMP8

Arcadis; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their Water team in Cardiff. This role involves leading civil design on wastewater and clean water projects, liaising with clients and stakeholders, and preparing high-quality design documentation.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Civil Engineering, have strong technical design experience in the water sector, and possess Chartered Engineer status. Arcadis is committed to equality, diversity, and fostering an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or other directly related degree.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and membership of a professional institution.
• Strong technical design experience on water projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design and packages of work.
• Liaise with disciplines and coordinate designs.
• Prepare design drawings and Construction-Ready documentation.

Skills

Civil design

Communication skills

People management

Water industry knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer membership

Tools

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 self‑motivation, influencing and people management skills
• Knowledge and experience of BIM‑led design and digital tools such as REVIT / Civils 3D
• Good working knowledge and understanding of the applicable British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice and Water Specifications

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.