UK | Hybrid/Remote Working
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Are you a Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng) looking to take the lead on some of Scotland's most significant water and wastewater treatment in non-infrastructure projects?
The Role
As a Principal Civil Engineer, you'll act as a technical leader, ensuring the successful delivery of complex water and wastewater projects from concept through to construction. Working closely with multiple clients such as operators, contractors, and multidisciplinary design teams, you'll drive technical excellence, innovation, and high-quality project outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process, and environmental disciplines.
- Act as Lead Designer and Technical Authority on major water and wastewater projects.
- Ensure designs meet the operator, SEPA, and CDM 2015 requirements.
- Drive project performance, managing technical delivery, design programmes, budgets, risks, and resources.
- Develop strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
- Support business growth through bid preparation, technical proposals, and work-winning activities.
- Mentor and develop engineers at all levels while fostering technical excellence within the Glasgow team.
What We're Looking For
BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE or an equivalent professional institution.
Significant experience delivering UK water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects.
Strong knowledge of treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, drainage, and civil infrastructure design.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing project commercial performance.
Strong understanding of CDM 2015 regulations and Principal Designer responsibilities.
Proficiency with modern digital engineering tools such as Civil 3D, InfoDrainage, and BIM workflows.
Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.
Why Apply?
Work on nationally significant water investment programmes.
Play a key role in technical leadership and strategic project delivery.
Lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
Influence project strategy, innovation, and future framework opportunities.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of the UK water infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.
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