Senior Principal Civil Engineer - Hydropower and Dams

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Principal Civil Engineer with experience in hydropower and hydraulic structures. The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on innovative dam and hydro projects. Candidates should possess significant civil engineering experience and be capable of producing technical reports and collaborating effectively. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Free private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Awards for workplace culture

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience with the civil design of dams and hydraulic structures.
• Significant civil engineering experience in the dams and hydro sector.
• Ability to produce technical specifications and designs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers and clients for projects.
• Engage in design and assessment of hydraulic structures.
• Support inspections and remediation for water companies.

Skills

Civil engineering experience in dams and hydro sector

Technical specification production

3D modeling skills

Client-focused design

Education

Chartered or Incorporated with ICE (or working towards it)

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Design software for hydraulic structures

Common data environment tools

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 as such we are interested in hearing from you if you are an experienced Senior Principal Civil Engineer 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 and I.
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

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