Senior Civil Engineer

Alexander Associates; Oxford; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates seeks a Senior Civil Design Engineer for a fully remote UK role within the Water & Wastewater Infrastructure sector. You will lead civil design tasks, develop robust civil solutions, and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Experience in civil design for treatment works, pumping stations and related infrastructure is essential. Chartered status or progress towards Chartership is preferred, with a degree in Civil Engineering

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering design within water or utilities.
• Experience producing and reviewing civil calculations, technical reports, specifications and drawings.
• Chartered or working towards Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks and packages to agreed technical standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil designs, calculations, layouts and technical documentation for water and wastewater projects.
• Produce cost-effective civil solutions considering constructability, safety and whole-life costs.
• Review and assure civil design outputs for quality and compliance.
• Coordinate civil design activities with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Support design of civil infrastructure including reinforced concrete structures, buried structures, drainage, pipelines and earthworks.
• Mentor junior engineers, graduates and apprentices.

Skills

Civil design

Water & wastewater

Multidisciplinary coordination

Mentoring

Project delivery

Education

Relevant Civil Engineering degree

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