Senior Civil Engineer

Alexander Associates; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates seeks a Senior Civil Design Engineer to lead civil design on major water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The role is fully remote within the UK, delivering robust, buildable designs that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.

You will coordinate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural and other teams, review outputs, and mentor junior engineers to support technical development across the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/MEng in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered status or working towards Chartership is desirable.
• Experience leading civil design and mentoring engineers within water or wastewater infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks and packages to agreed technical standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop civil designs, calculations, layouts, specifications and technical documentation for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Produce cost-effective civil solutions considering constructability and whole-life costs.
• Review and assure civil design outputs for quality and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate civil design with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams.
• Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities for optimisation.

Skills

Project leadership

Regulatory compliance

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor/MEng in Civil Engineering

Chartered or working towards Chartership

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.
• 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.