Senior / Principal Dams Engineer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Principal Dams Engineer to join their expanding team in Newcastle. The role involves providing technical solutions in dam engineering and supervising projects to meet standards of cost, schedule, and quality. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering, Chartered status, and experience in consultancy. The firm supports career progression and job satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in dam engineering, hydraulic stresses, and hydropower.
• Achieved Chartered status with a relevant engineering institution.
• Experience managing civil engineers and coordinating with technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions and advice.
• Ensure projects are delivered to cost, schedule, technical, and quality standards.
• Work within collaborative teams to deliver world-class solutions.

Skills

Dam engineering

Hydraulic stresses

Hydropower

Consultancy experience

Education

Degree in Engineering

Chartered status with a relevant institution

Job description

It’s an exciting time for Stantec! With AMP 8 well underway and a number of frameworks to support across the UK & Ireland, including Yorkshire Water’s Storm Overflow Alliance, Northumbrian Water’s Strategic Technical Partnership, United Utilities’ Design Development Partnership and more!

Read more here:

Yorkshire Water Storm Overflow Alliance to deliver AMP8 capital investment programme

Northumbrian Water appoints Stantec as strategic technical partner for AMP8

United Utilities appoints Stantec to Design Development Partners Framework for AMP8

Thanks to these appointments and a range of ongoing projects such as Coire Glas and Cruachan, we are looking to continue growing our team in Newcastle & Leeds

We are seeking a Senior Principal Dams Engineers, to join a supportive & collaborative team delivering innovation & excellence to complex industry challenges. Your role will involve providing technical solutions & advice, with your technical expertise ensuring that projects are delivered to cost, schedule, technical and quality standards.

Our work spans from front end design to design & build projects, including both new build reservoirs such as Cheddar & SESRO, and existing reservoir maintenance.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a global engineering firm that is expanding and growing our Dams team. You will work within professional and collaborative teams all with the same aim of delivering world class solutions for our clients and the communities around us. On a personal level, you will learn and develop, and our goal is to aid your career progression and increase your job satisfaction.

About you

We are interested in speaking with degree qualified Engineers, who have achieved Chartered status with a relevant engineering institution e.g. IEI, ICE, CIWEM.

You will have extensive experience in dam engineering, hydraulic stresses & hydropower and ideally have achieved Supervising Engineer accreditation, though support can be provided to achieve this.

Preferably, you’ll have previous consultancy experience, along with experience managing civil engineers and co-ordinating with other technical professionals to achieve holistic technical outcomes. Most importantly, you’ll embody our values and ethos of client focus and service excellence.