SPA Lead Civil Engineer

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA); Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Peterborough office

Job summary

Anglian Water’s Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) seeks a Lead Civil Engineer to drive detailed design for pipelines, pump stations and associated civil works. You’ll work hybrid from Peterborough and home, guiding design output, information flow and consistency across the team.

You will lead multidisciplinary civil design, coordinate with clients and delivery teams, and mentor graduates while upholding safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent required.
• Chartered status preferred.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary civil design within water sector advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Understand Health, Safety and Environmental issues and implement mitigations.
• Own design and related activities in your SPA section.
• Collaborate with Client to meet project requirements and challenge asset standards.
• Coordinate design interactions with delivery, procurement and commercial teams.
• Mentor graduate engineers to develop technical knowledge.
• Interface with GI, Utilities and Environmental teams.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Civil design

Ground investigation interpretation

British Standards/Eurocodes

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Chartered in engineering

Tools

Engineering design software

Job description

Join Anglian Water's Strategic Pipeline Alliance as a Lead Civil Engineer.

Location: Flexible/Hybrid work from Peterborough office and home
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you detail-oriented, organised, and passionate about contributing to one of the UK’s most ambitious water infrastructure projects? The Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) is searching for a Lead Civil Engineer to support and enhance our project delivery team.

What will you be doing as our new Lead Civil Engineer?

You will be embedded within the SPA engineering team responsible for the delivery of the detailed design output. You will monitor workload and liaise with Design Leads and other discipline designers alongside this role. In your section, you will be responsible for design output, information flow and consistency of approach.

Within your immediate team, you will lead the detailed design elements of pipelines, pump stations, or break tank design. Other design elements, typically associated with a Non-Infrastructure site, would include drainage, highway design and security fencing, although each scheme will have its own design challenges, so an understanding of a variety of civil engineering disciplines is helpful.

Key responsibilities:

• Understand the Health, Safety and Environmental issues of the scheme design and deliver the necessary mitigations to ensure the well-being of individuals, workplace safety and minimise environmental impacts.
• Take ownership to deliver design and associated activities in your section of the SPA programme of works.
• Work closely with the Client, understanding the project requirements and the ability to challenge Client asset standards/proven designs where applicable.
• Understand the importance of design interactions with delivery, procurement and commercial teams.
• Work closely with team members to ensure project requirements are met.
• Involvement in the interfaces with our GI, Utilities and Environmental teams.
• Mentoring graduate engineers in developing technical knowledge and understanding.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours….

• To join the team, you’ll hold an engineering degree or equivalent, and ideally be Chartered in an engineering background
• Demonstrate experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams, undertaking design of various civil engineering structures, ideally within the Water Industry.
• Experienced at supporting Engineering teams with pioneering ideas to gain efficiencies
• Strong technical understanding of civils Non-Infrastructure design
• Comfortable in using MS office suite and relevant engineering design software packages, and confident in the utilisation of British Standards and Eurocodes.
• Have the ability to interpret ground investigation reports to enable you to design the correct solution.

Why Join SPA?

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance Project is at the exciting delivery stage, with ongoing design and delivery projects in AMP8 and beyond. At SPA, we embrace innovation, digital technology, and collaboration with our partners, including Farrans , MMB , Costain , and Jacobs .

Together, we’re combating climate change and securing clean water for generations to come.

• Flexible Working : We support remote working, part-time hours, and flexible schedules to suit your lifestyle.
• Location : Our office is in Peterborough, with operational hubs across the project area.
• Diversity and Inclusion : SPA is committed to building an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Whatever your background, if this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Our Purpose

Our mission is simple yet vital: To Make the East of England Resilient to the Effects of Drought. Join us in shaping a sustainable future while being part of a team where everyone can thrive.

SPA is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and we recruit based on merit and potential, ensuring every colleague feels a sense of belonging.