Senior Civil Engineer

Alexander Associates; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design tasks for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The role requires coordination with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams to deliver integrated solutions.

You will mentor junior engineers, develop designs and calculations, produce documentation, and ensure safety, constructability and whole-life costs are considered throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil design for water or wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Ability to develop civil designs, calculations, layouts and specifications.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
• Mentor graduates, apprentices and junior engineers.
• Chartered or working toward Chartership preferred.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent (HND acceptable).

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks to technical standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil calculations, layouts and technical documentation.
• Produce cost-effective, buildable civil solutions.
• Review outputs for quality and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate design activities with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Build relationships with clients and project teams.

Skills

Civil design

Regulated environment

Team mentoring

Cost optimization

Design calculations

Education

Civil Engineering degree

HND acceptable

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Senior Civil Design Engineer

Location: Fully Remote (UK)
Contract: Long-Term Contract
Sector: Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

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.

Requirements

• 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