Job Description

Job Title:

Senior / Principal Civil Engineer

Salary:

Dependent on experience

Location:

St Albans (Hybrid - minimum 3 days office-based)

Type:

Permanent or Contract (Outside IR35 available) - Hybrid

About the Role:

Our client is seeking experienced Senior and Principal Civil Engineers to join a multidisciplinary design team delivering projects across the regulated water sector.

These opportunities are suited to engineers with strong design experience within water and wastewater who enjoy solving complex engineering problems, developing practical solutions and contributing to the successful delivery of projects.

Depending on experience, you will take ownership of technical delivery, support multidisciplinary design teams and contribute to maintaining high standards of engineering quality and compliance. Principal-level candidates will also provide technical leadership and mentoring support across the team.

Working closely with senior management and project teams, you will play a key role in delivering safe, compliant and efficient engineering solutions.

About the Client:

Our client is a growing engineering consultancy delivering technically challenging projects across the UK water sector. Their collaborative environment provides engineers with the opportunity to make a genuine impact on projects while contributing to the continued development of technical standards and engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver civil engineering design across regulated water sector projects
• Ensure design deliverables meet safety, quality and regulatory requirements
• Prepare and review design deliverables, technical reports, specifications and design risk assessments (DRAs)
• Develop practical and efficient engineering solutions based on project scope, site requirements and client needs
• Communicate engineering solutions effectively to project teams and stakeholders
• Support and collaborate with engineers, CAD technicians and multidisciplinary teams
• Ensure compliance with technical standards, professional guidance and water company specifications
• Manage design changes and maintain accurate project documentation
• Support project planning through design input and programme coordination
• Attend and contribute to design reviews and technical meetings
• Produce and review hydraulic calculations and hydraulic profiles
• Principal-level engineers may also act as Responsible Engineer/CRE and mentor junior team members

What Our Client is Looking For:

Essential:

• Experience within the regulated water industry in a civil design capacity
• Degree or HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of water and wastewater engineering systems
• Experience delivering infrastructure and/or non-infrastructure projects
• Experience across outline and detailed design stages
• Knowledge of construction methods, materials and engineering drawing practices
• Experience producing hydraulic calculations and hydraulic profiles
• Strong IT and digital design capability
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

For Senior Level:

• Demonstrable experience delivering civil design within the water sector
• Ability to work independently and contribute technically to project delivery

For Principal Level:

• Chartered Engineer status preferred/expected
• Extensive design experience within the regulated water sector (typically 10+ years)
• Experience leading technical delivery and mentoring engineers
• Experience acting as Responsible Engineer or CRE desirable

What Our Client Offers:

• Competitive salary package dependent on experience
• Company pension
• Professional membership support and chartership mentoring
• Career progression and structured development support
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional annual leave after two years' service
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Regular CPD and technical learning opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Monthly team events and social activities
• Flexible working arrangements
• Outside IR35 contract opportunities available

Eligibility:

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and hold a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Opportunity for Growth:

This is an excellent opportunity to work on major water and wastewater frameworks while progressing your technical expertise within a growing consultancy. Whether you are an established Principal Engineer or an experienced Senior Engineer looking to step up, there is genuine opportunity for progression and increased technical responsibility.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.