Senior or Principal Civil Engineer - Rivers & Coastal

Stantec; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer to join the River and Coastal Team across multiple UK locations. You will lead design and delivery on river, coastal and land development projects, coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors and public bodies from concept to construction.

Ideal candidates will have a Civil Engineering degree, Chartered status or near-term progression, and proven experience in flood risk, SuDS and infrastructure design with strong communication and

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering degree or equivalent
• Chartered professional status or near to application
• Experience in Infrastructure or Environmental Design
• Experience producing Flood Risk Assessments and SuDS design
• Experience coordinating with multiple disciplines and stakeholders
• Ability to represent employer in client-facing role
• Ability to work independently

Responsibilities

• Preparing designs for drainage strategies, flood risk management, river engineering and river restoration schemes
• Undertaking calculations and reports for planning and design stage
• Preparing plans and drawings at all stages of the project development cycle (concept through to construction)
• Design of Earthworks, river structures and drainage schemes and the preparation of the associated specifications
• Ensuring high quality delivery in design through QA checks
• Engaging with the Environment Agency and other stakeholders to obtain necessary approvals
• Liaising with clients, third party bodies and multi-disciplinary teams and disciplines on all relevant aspects of projects
• Supporting projects during the construction stage, including site queries and inspections
• Opportunity to grow the team and mentor junior engineers, with potential for line management (experience depending)
• Project Management (experience dependent, however training available)

Skills

Design

Optioneering

Coordination

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered status

Tools

AutoCAD/Civils 3D

InfoDrainage/MicroDrainage

Job description

Are you a Civil Engineer located in the Southwest with experience of river, coastal or flood risk management in the infrastructure design or environmental sector? Do you have a passion for delivering sustainable projects that have a lasting impact on our communities?

This opportunity is ideal for an engineer looking to join our River and Coastal Team in either Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton, Bristol, or Cardiff as a Senior or Principal Engineer, with full support provided for your career development and advancement.

This position offers the opportunity to be involved in the design and management of a diverse portfolio of river, coastal and land development projects. These may include flood risk, river engineering, and supporting wider strategic land development schemes for a variety of public and private sector clients.

For more info on our projects, please click on the link:- Taunton, UK Proj, cts

We’re looking for someone with a strong background in the design, optioneering, coordination, and successful delivery of projects with excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, and public bodies. You’ll bring hands‑on experience across all project stages from concept to completion including project coordination and making sound engineering decisions.

Why Stantec?

When we say community, we mean everybody with a stake in the work we do from the clients we collaborate with across many sectors, to the populations we reach, to the thousands of us working together to serve them.

Our promise, our values, and our voice support our purpose and guide us in all that we do.

We are defined by more than our services. We are defined by what we stand for, what we believe, and why we do what we do. We make a difference in the world by creating communities.

This is our purpose, learn more here: Purpose & Values | Stantec

As a key member of our River and Coastal team, your role would involve the following:

• Preparing designs for drainage strategies, flood risk management, river engineering and river restoration schemes
• Undertaking calculations and reports for planning and the design stage.
• Preparing plans and drawings at all stages of the project development cycle (concept through to construction)
• Design of Earthworks, river structures and drainage schemes and the preparation of the associated specifications
• Ensuring high quality delivery in design through QA checks
• Engaging with the Environment Agency and other stakeholders to obtain necessary approvals
• Liaising with clients, third party bodies and multi-disciplinary teams and disciplines on all relevant aspects of projects
• Supporting projects during the construction stage, including site queries and inspections
• Opportunity to grow the team and mentor junior engineers, with potential for line management (experience depending)
• Project Management (experience dependent, however training available)

About You:

• Civil Engineering degree, or similar,
• Chartered professional status, or close to application.
• Previous experience in an Infrastructure or Environmental Design role.
• Experience producing Flood Risk Assessments, design of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) with good knowledge of relevant current standards and guidelines and contemporary environmental solutions.
• Experience of working with other disciplines and interested parties with regards to the design and detailing of works.
• Ability to represent the employer on in a client‑facing role.
• Able to work independently.

Advantageous Experience:

• AutoCAD/Civils 3D
• InfoDrainage/MicroDrainage or similar
• Project management
• Line management