Senior Civil Engineer

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

Job summary

Alexander Associates is seeking a Senior Civil Design Engineer for a fully remote UK position. You will lead civil design tasks across major water and wastewater projects, ensuring buildable, compliant solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include developing designs, calculations and documentation, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, mentoring junior staff and driving design quality to meet programme and budget expectations.

Qualifications

• Requires civil engineering design experience in water, wastewater or regulated environments.
• Candidates should understand treatment works, pumping stations and related infrastructure.
• Experience producing and reviewing civil calculations, reports, specs and designs.
• Able to deliver practical, buildable civil solutions with safety and whole-life cost considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design tasks to standards, budgets and programmes.
• Develop designs, calculations, layouts, specs and documentation for water/wastewater projects.
• Provide cost-effective, safe and sustainable civil solutions.
• Review outputs for quality and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, EICA, Structural, Digital and Commissioning teams.
• Identify risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Support design of civil infrastructure incl. concrete structures, drainage, pipelines, earthworks and site works.
• Mentor junior engineers and graduates.
• Build strong relationships with clients and project teams.

Skills

Civil design

Water & wastewater

Regulatory compliance

Mentoring

Multidisciplinary coordination

Cost optimization

Project delivery

Communication

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

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