Senior Principal Civil Engineer - Hydropower and Dams

STANTEC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Civil Engineer with hydropower or pumped storage experience. You will play a key role in the design and development of innovative dam and hydropower solutions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on exciting projects. The ideal candidate has strong civil engineering skills, ideally chartered status, and a passion for sustainable energy. This role offers competitive benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Chartered or working towards being Chartered with the ICE.
• Experience in civil design of dams or hydraulic structures.
• Good understanding of integrated solutions across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers and design engineers.
• Engage in client-facing concept design and detailed design.
• Support inspections and development of new dams.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Hydropower schemes

Sustainable energy

Education

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer

Tools

3D modeling software

Job description

Let' help shape the Future of Hydropower and Dams! Stantec is at the forefront of some of the world's most ambitious and innovative dams and hydro projects. Our continued success has fuelled rapid growth, and we are interested in hearing from experienced Senior Principal Civil Engineers with Hydropower or Pumped Storage experience to discuss our continued growth and opportunities to join our dynamic team. You will be instrumental in the design and development of cutting‑edge dams, hydropower, and pumped storage hydro solutions.

Based in any of our UK offices, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team working on diverse projects such as Coire Glas in Scotland, Koysha in Ethiopia, and Dinorwig in Wales. You will also support UK water companies with inspections, remediation, and the development of new dams and reservoirs.

We have developed a strong reputation within the sector as a leading, progressive and forward‑thinking consultancy, focused on delivering high quality outputs to ensure the client achieves their outcomes and business benefits. Read more about our work at Stantec Hydropower & Dams.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, and clients to achieve positive project outcomes.
• Engage in traditional advisory roles, Owner’s Engineer duties, client‑facing concept design, contractor‑facing detailed design, remediation, troubleshooting, installation support, and Lender’s Engineer/insurance/due diligence support.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who is passionate about sustainable energy and eager to make a significant impact in the industry.

About You

You will be a Senior Principal Civil Engineer who is, ideally, Chartered or Incorporated with the ICE or working towards this, with experience in the civil design of at least one of the following;

• Dams (or dam components)
• Hydro and/or pumped storage hydro schemes
• Design and assessment of complex hydraulic structures (channels, culverts, bridges, spillways, stilling basin).

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate significant civil engineering experience and skills in the dams and hydro sector. However, we are keen to hear from you if you have aligned water and energy sector experience, such as the design of hydraulic structures. You will have a good understanding of how the various disciplines within the sector come together to create an integrated solution.

You will be experienced in producing technical specifications, designs, and reports, integrating closely with associated disciplines including structures, geotechnical and M&E, and, ideally, with experience in preparing designs for both end user clients and D & B contractors.

You should be comfortable working within a full 3D environment using appropriate tools to sketch and review models and within a common data environment.

Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements 3 days in, 2 days remote.
• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I.
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world‑class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK&[e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.