Senior Civil Engineer

Alexander Associates; Liverpool; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates is recruiting a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design tasks for water and wastewater projects delivered remotely across the UK. You will develop designs, calculations, layouts and technical documentation, coordinate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural and Commissioning teams, and mentor junior engineers.

The role focuses on safe, sustainable, buildable solutions that meet budgets and programmes while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering design within water or wastewater utilities.
• Experience producing civil calculations, reports, drawings and design documentation.
• Ability to lead, check and mentor engineers within a civil discipline.
• Chartered or working toward Chartership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks and packages to technical standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil designs, layouts, specifications and documentation for water/wastewater projects.
• Produce cost-effective civil solutions considering constructability and whole-life costs.
• Review and assure civil design outputs for quality and compliance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities to support integrated delivery.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Support design of civil infrastructure including structures, drainage, pipelines and earthworks.
• Mentor junior engineers, graduates and apprentices, sharing knowledge across the team.
• Build strong relationships with clients, leads and project teams.

Skills

Civil design

Project coordination

Mentoring

Client relationship management

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