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Principal Civil Design Engineer - Water
Job in
Leeds, West Yorkshire, ME17, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-07
Listing for:
Arcadis
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-07
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Water Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job :
Location:
London, Greater London, United Kingdom | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom | Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Bristol, United Kingdom | Cambridge, East of England, United Kingdom | Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Department:
Civil Engineering Business Unit: AUK UKWork Type:
On-site
Date Posted:
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Our Water team is tackling some of the UK’s most technically challenging projects and AMP8 programmes. We are renowned for our expertise in delivering these complex schemes and collaborate closely with some of the country’s most prominent and well-known water companies and contractors.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Civil Engineer to lead a growing team supporting our multiple Frameworks across the UK covering Wastewater & Clean water projects both non-infra and infrastructure. The role will require client liaison, technical leadership and governance and the ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries, both internally and externally, and offers a pathway towards senior management positions.
The role is within our Resilience Global Business Area where we work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
Role accountabilities:
Manage a portfolio of multi-disciplinary projects and/or multi-scheme programmes of work. Build and retain collaborative relationships with the client, stakeholders and other design disciplines
Manage quality processes and technical assurance in line with company systems
Plan, direct and control tasks, people, resources and outputs
Provide technical leadership and direction, taking a proactive role in developing them to their full potential, leading by example to achieve sector/divisional goals and championing a quality, innovative and entrepreneurial culture. Undertake Line Manager duties and pastoral care to team members
Contributing to the resolution of project issues and providing guidance and support to other team members
Promote a culture that is proactive on Safety, Health, Quality and Sustainability matters
Promote a culture of innovation, helping to develop engineering technology and continuous improvement systems
Performing other duties as required from time to time by your Client Manager or Arcadis Senior Leadership Team Work with other Arcadis teams to foster collaboration, ensuring the collective knowledge and experience is shared across all Qualifications &
Experience:
Degree in Civil Engineering or other directly related degree
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and membership of a professional institution such as ICE, CIWEM, IWOA technical leader, able to provide direction support and motivate a diverse team
Experience of working on complex design and delivery frameworks and / or design and build projects Is digitally curious and/or proficient Able to communicate and work effectively with people from other partner organisations, backgrounds and disciplines, utilising their knowledge and experience to best effectA working knowledge of managing a project and programme with contract and commercial understanding
Why Arcadis?
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