Senior Civil Engineer

Alexander Associates Limited; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design activities on major water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This fully remote UK role requires delivering robust, buildable solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards while ensuring long-term asset performance.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with multi-discipline teams, and manage design packages to time and budget constraints on long-term contract work.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering design for water/wastewater utilities.
• Ability to produce and review calculations, technical reports and design documents.
• Awareness of safety, sustainability and whole-life cost considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks and packages to agreed standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil designs, calculations, layouts, specifications and technical documentation for water/wastewater projects.
• Produce cost-effective civil solutions considering constructability and long-term asset performance.
• Review civil design outputs for quality and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams for integrated delivery.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Support civil infrastructure design including reinforced concrete structures, drainage, pipelines and earthworks.
• Mentor junior engineers and apprentices.

Skills

Civil design experience

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Senior Civil Design Engineer

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

A Tier 1 contractor is looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to lead civil design activities across major projects, delivering robust, buildable solutions that meet client requirements, regulatory standards and long-term asset performance objectives.

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.
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