Water Structural Lead Engineer; Senior​/Principal

Senior Structural Engineer Principal Structural Engineer Structural Discipline Lead - Water Design

Location:

Manchester Hybrid Working Available

Permanent (Full-Time) or Contract (Outside IR35)

Our client is a growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK water sector. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit experienced Senior Structural Engineers
, Principal Structural Engineers and Structural Discipline Leads to join their expanding team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a structurally biased engineer with water industry experience to take ownership of engineering design, deliver innovative solutions and, at Principal level, provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary projects.

Whether you're looking to progress into a Principal role or already have experience leading a discipline, you'll play a key role in delivering high‑quality engineering solutions while helping to shape the future of structural engineering across multiple water industry frameworks.

As a Senior or Principal Structural Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering safe, efficient and buildable structural designs across clean water and wastewater projects, working closely with Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineers to provide integrated engineering solutions.

• Lead the delivery of structural engineering design packages across water and wastewater projects.
• Produce high-quality design calculations, drawings, technical reports, specifications and Design Risk Assessments (DRAs).
• Develop practical, efficient and buildable engineering solutions based on client requirements and site constraints.
• Ensure all designs comply with relevant standards, regulations, company procedures and water company specifications.
• Carry out structural design activities while ensuring safety, quality and programme objectives are achieved.
• Manage and record design changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare scopes of work and review outputs from subcontract design teams where required.
• Liaise with equipment suppliers, manufacturers and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Estimate design hours and support project planning and resource allocation.
• Attend and present at client meetings, design reviews and technical workshops.
• Mentor and support Graduate Engineers, Engineers and CAD Technicians, encouraging their technical development.

• Act as the technical authority for the Structural Engineering discipline across the business.
• Lead structural engineering delivery across multiple projects and frameworks.
• Review and approve engineering calculations, reports, specifications and Design Risk Assessments.
• Set, communicate and maintain structural engineering standards and technical governance.
• Review designs produced in-house and by subcontractors, or appoint competent independent checkers where appropriate.
• Verify technical competency and support mentoring, CPD planning and professional development across the engineering team.
• Coordinate with other discipline leads to ensure effective multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Champion Safety in Design principles and embed CDM 2015 Designer responsibilities across all projects.
• Support tender submissions, design estimates, resource forecasting and technical proposals.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering standards, quality assurance and design practices.

We're looking for experienced Structural Engineers who are passionate about delivering high‑quality engineering solutions and developing their careers within a collaborative consultancy environment.

You'll ideally have:

• Around 10 years' structural design experience within the UK water industry.
• Degree or HND in Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong experience producing structural engineering designs for clean water and wastewater projects.
• Experience preparing engineering calculations, reports and technical documentation.li>
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary design environments.
• Good IT and digital engineering capability.
• Membership of a relevant…