Civil Structural Designer

Job Description

Senior Civil Engineer

Up to £65,000 (dependent on experience)

Up to £500 per day Outside IR35 (dependent on experience and working arrangements)

Manchester (flexible hybrid)

Permanent or Contract | Hybrid

Our client is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to support the delivery of civil engineering design across a range of clean and waste water infrastructure projects throughout the UK.

This role involves producing, checking and reviewing civil engineering designs for both infrastructure and non-infrastructure schemes within regulated water environments. You will work as part of a focused and collaborative design team delivering essential improvements to water and wastewater assets.

Projects are varied and technically engaging, offering exposure to multiple aspects of water infrastructure design across the UK.

Our client is an established engineering design consultancy working closely with a wide range of organisations across the UK utilities and infrastructure sectors.

They maintain a collaborative and supportive civil engineering design team, with a steadily growing pipeline of work across water and infrastructure projects.

Wellbeing sits at the centre of their company culture, with a strong focus on creating a safe, fair and supportive workplace environment that prioritises both mental and physical health.

• Produce, check and review civil engineering designs across clean and waste water projects
• Deliver infrastructure and non-infrastructure civil engineering designs
• Support the delivery of upgrades at sewage treatment works
• Design clean water main replacement schemes
• Contribute to CSO upgrades and storm storage schemes
• Deliver designs aligned to regulatory requirements within the UK water sector
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams
• Ensure designs meet technical standards and project requirements

• Experience producing civil engineering designs within the UK water sector
• Previous work on projects for regulated water companies
• Strong technical understanding of clean and waste water infrastructure
• Ability to review and check technical design outputs
• Experience working on sewage treatment works and water infrastructure schemes
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to manage workload across multiple projects

• Competitive salary or day rate dependent on experience
• Flexible hybrid and remote working options
• Stable Outside IR35 contract opportunities
• Employee benefits scheme (permanent staff)
• Workplace pension scheme (permanent staff)
• Supportive team environment
• Strong focus on employee wellbeing
• Training and professional development opportunities

• Right to work in the UK
• Experience working on UK regulated water sector projects
• Ability to travel to the Trafford Park office when required

This role offers the opportunity to join a growing civil engineering design team delivering essential UK water infrastructure projects. With an expanding project portfolio and strong commitment to professional development, this position provides long-term career progression and the chance to develop technical expertise across a wide range of water sector schemes.