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Senior/ Principal Civil Design Engineer

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We are looking to strengthen our engineering team with a Principal or Senior Civil Design Engineer based at our regional offices (Derby, Rickmansworth, Bristol, Falmer, Coleshill, Peterborough) with hybrid working available on a permanent or freelance basis. You will report directly to the Senior Civil Engineer and your role will be to provide superior quality Engineering Design services to allow the company to minimise risks and maximise profits on turnkey and engineering services contracts. You will co-ordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings taking due account of health and safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract.

Job Responsibility:

  • Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively
  • Ensure that standard practices are utilised wherever possible
  • Provide estimates and feedback for proposals department
  • Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department
  • Monitor and review the procedures and processes
  • Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department
  • Ensure co-ordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to in order to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are co-ordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole
  • To work within a culture where satisfying the customer is recognised as the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefit from our processes, whether end users or other departments within the company
  • Ensure designs take account of environmental issues
  • Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements

Requirements:

  • Hold a minimum of HNC/HND in Civil Engineering and extensive experience in Civil Engineering
  • Understand the principles of water and sewage treatment
  • Minimum:- relevant discipline Engineering HND
  • Preferable: - relevant discipline Engineering degree
  • Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts
  • A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time
  • Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly
  • Computer literacy
What we offer:
  • Package
  • Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
  • Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
  • Contribution Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • cycle to work scheme
  • discounts and savings Hub
  • Kids Pass

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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