Senior & Principal Civil Engineer

Adler & Allan; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior & Principal Civil Engineer in Leeds to manage wastewater projects. You will oversee technical leadership and ensure quality in multi-disciplinary initiatives, working 2-3 days per week from the office and undertaking site visits. Ideal candidates will be Chartered Engineers with strong project management skills and a commitment to continuous improvement. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary + discretionary bonus

Company pension

25 days annual leave + option to purchase additional leave

Life assurance scheme: 4x annual salary

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or working towards this. Relevant experience will also be considered.
• Ability to work remotely whilst successfully achieving deliverable-based outcomes through a virtual team.
• Desire for continual learning and drive to improve those around you.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Provide technical leadership and direct team development.
• Promote a culture of innovation and quality.

Skills

Understanding of wastewater networks

Project management

Technical leadership

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Education

Chartered Engineer or equivalent experience

Tools

Hydraulic modeling software

TEDS for design calculations

Job description

Overview

Senior & Principal Civil Engineer - Water
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 (dependent on experience)
Location: Multiple UK offices including Newcastle, Leeds, Warrington, Manchester, Redditch, Birmingham, Exeter, Bristol, Cardiff, Reading, London, High Wycombe
Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in United Utilities Lingley Mere office. Site visits as required. We are seeking Civil Engineers with a thorough understanding of wastewater networks, treatment schemes, flood risk management, and drainage schemes.

Responsibilities

• A deep understanding of wastewater networks and treatment schemes, flood risk management, and drainage schemes.
• Manage a portfolio of multi-disciplinary projects and/or multi-scheme programmes of work.
• Build and retain collaborative relationships with the client, stakeholders and other design disciplines.
• Manage quality processes and technical assurance in line with company systems.
• Plan, direct and control tasks, people, resources and outputs.
• Provide technical leadership and direction, taking a proactive role in developing them to their full potential, leading by example to achieve sector/divisional goals and championing a quality, innovative and entrepreneurial culture.
• Undertake Line Manager duties and pastoral care to team members.
• Contribute to the resolution of project issues and provide guidance and support to other team members.
• Promote a culture that is proactive on Safety, Health, Quality and Sustainability matters.
• Promote a culture of innovation, helping to develop engineering technology and continuous improvement systems.
• Work with other Aqua teams to foster collaboration, ensuring the collective knowledge and experience is shared across all.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or working towards this. Relevant experience will also be considered.

Personal Qualities

• Recognition that satisfying the customer is the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefits from our processes, whether end‑users or other departments within the company.
• Ability to work remotely whilst successfully achieving deliverable‑based outcomes through a virtual team.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Desire for continual learning and drive to improve those around you by sharing information, lessons learned and best practice.
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence.
• Encouraging and motivating those around you to work to your own high standards of quality and compliance.
• Being driven to stretch yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when the need arises with a "can do" attitude, willingness to work through problems and make decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required.

Desirable Skills

• Ability to liaise with Hydraulic modellers.
• Experience with TEDS to produce design calculations.
• RC design.
• Experience of designing CSO's and storage tanks.
• Knowledge of United Utilities engineering standards and specification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + discretionary bonus.
• Company pension.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Company mobile phone and laptop provided.
• Training and career progression opportunities.
• Professional membership fees paid.
• Life assurance scheme: 4x annual salary.
• Electric car scheme.
• Employee assistance programme (GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support).
• Medicash cash plan (money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, glasses, contact lenses).
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave.

We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.