Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment
Civil Design Engineer
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Civil Design Engineer - Water Sector (Non-Infrastructure)
Location: Remote (UK)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Civil Design Engineer to join a leading engineering consultancy delivering major AMP8 water programmes across the UK. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will support the design and delivery of non-infrastructure water projects including water treatment works, wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, reservoirs, and associated civil infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver civil engineering designs for water and wastewater projects.
- Prepare technical calculations, reports, specifications, drawings, and design documentation.
- Develop detailed designs for treatment facilities, pumping stations, reservoirs, process tanks, drainage systems, and associated civil infrastructure.
- Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, process, structural, and environmental disciplines.
- Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, quality requirements, and health & safety legislation.
- Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and value engineering workshops.
- Review contractor and supplier technical submissions.
- Support project delivery, construction activities, and commissioning phases.
- Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practice.
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Requirements
- Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (BEng, BSc, MEng, or MSc).
- Experience delivering civil engineering design projects within the water, utilities, or infrastructure sectors.
- Experience on non-infrastructure water projects such as WTWs, WWTWs, pumping stations, reservoirs, process tanks, and associated civil infrastructure.
- Infrastructure water experience including pipelines, trunk mains, rising mains, and water networks is also relevant.
- Strong technical design, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of UK engineering standards and regulations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Chartered status (CEng) or progress towards chartership is desirable.
- Experience within regulated water utility environments and AMP frameworks is advantageous.
- Design-and-build project experience is beneficial.
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