Design Lead - Pipelines - Water

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The Opportunity

Location: Flexible locations across our South UK offices (e.g., London, Reading, High Wycombe, Southampton) with hybrid working options.

Are you an experienced Civil Engineer with a passion for sustainable solutions and a proven track record in pipeline design
? Join Stantec
, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, and lead the charge on water infrastructure projects across the South of England.

With our strong pipeline of work, including major framework wins across the regulated water sector with clients such as Thames Water, Southern Water, and Essex & Suffolk Water, we are seeking a skilled Pipelines professional to take on the challenge of delivering vital resilience and improvement schemes.

As the Design Lead for Pipelines
, you'll play a fundamental, high-impact role, leading the technical design and coordination of large-diameter trunk mains and water/wastewater networks. You'll work with in our collaborative, multidisciplinary water team, partnering with key clients and contractor partners on major Design and Build projects.

• Lead Technical Design:
  Act as the technical lead for pipeline projects from concept through to detailed design and delivery. This includes trunk mains, network upgrades, and associated infrastructure.
• Team Leadership:
  Form, lead, and mentor multidisciplinary project design teams, ensuring cohesive and high-quality technical outcomes.
• Client
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with our top-tier water clients and contractor partners to identify and champion innovative, sustainable, and cost‑effective design solutions.
• Quality & Compliance:
  Monitor and ensure the quality, compliance, and efficiency of all project deliverables, adhering to industry best practice and regulatory requirements.
• Design Coordination:
  Coordinate all upfront design and project delivery activities, working alongside the Project Manager to achieve best value and client service excellence.

You're a proactive, solutions-focused engineer who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and embodies an ethos of client focus and service excellence.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience in a Design Lead or Principal Engineer capacity within the UK water sector.
• Demonstrable, extensive experience in the detailed design and delivery of Trunk Mains and Large Diameter Pipelines or water/wastewater networks.
• Experience working on Design & Build (D&B) projects would be advantageous.
• Ideally, an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer (e.g., ICE, CIWEM).
• Experience with other key water infrastructure assets such as Service Reservoirs or clean/wastewater treatment.
• A passion for promoting sustainable engineering and designing for net‑zero.

• Great Projects:
  Work on some of the largest, most iconic water projects in the industry, making a real difference to communities in the South UK.
• Career Growth:
  We are committed to your personal development with industry-leading training, paid professional subscriptions, and opportunities to stretch your expertise across our global network.
• Hybrid Working:
  Enjoy a supportive work-life balance with flexible working arrangements and the option to work from one of our many well-located Southern offices (London, Reading, High Wycombe, Southampton).

If you're ready to lead technical design, drive innovation in pipelines, and contribute to a more sustainable water future, we want to hear from you!

Apply Today.

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