Senior Civil Engineer

Alexander Associates; Leeds; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Alexander Associates seeks a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead design tasks for water and wastewater infrastructure on a remote UK contract. You will develop designs, calculations and technical documentation and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high quality deliverables.

The role requires strong civil engineering knowledge, Chartered status or progression toward Chartership, and the ability to mentor junior staff while maintaining safety and sustainability considerations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil design for water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Ability to develop designs, calculations and technical documentation.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks to standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil designs, calculations, layouts and specs for water/wastewater projects.
• Produce cost-effective, safe, buildable civil solutions with whole-life costs.
• Review outputs for quality and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural and other teams for integrated delivery.
• Identify and manage technical risks and optimisation opportunities.
• Support design of reinforced concrete, drainage, pipelines, earthworks and site development.
• Mentor junior engineers and apprentices.

Skills

Civil design

Project coordination

Mentoring

Communication

Client liaison

Education

Civil Engineering degree

HND in related discipline

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