Associate Principal Civil Engineer

Title:

Associate / Principal Civil Engineer

Location:

Can be based out of multiple locations including, Glasgow, London, Midlands

Salary:
Negotiable, excellent package and benefits

Hybrid role - working from home and site visits

Our client is a fast-growing design and engineering consultancy working across the water sector. With offices in Glasgow and London, they pride themselves on their quality-driven, collaborative culture. They are ambitious, agile, and committed to building a business that delivers long-term value to clients, employees, and partners.

They are now looking for a proactive Associate/Principal Civil Engineer to support the delivery of major water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects. You will play a central role in shaping project outcomes and driving design quality across multidisciplinary teams. Our client takes pride in being a small-sized company that provides the ideal environment for professionals seeking rapid career progression. Their commitment to growth means you can be at the forefront of exciting developments in the water industry and enjoy the rewards that come with it.

• Delivering Success
• Fostering Respect & Integrity
• Promoting Flexibility & Wellbeing
• Instilling Passion Within Employees
• Embracing Digital Innovation
• Company Accountability

In this role, you will lead the design, coordination, and delivery of civil engineering solutions across a wide range of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, and associated assets. You will provide technical leadership and strategic input throughout the project lifecycle, from feasibility and concept development through to detailed design, construction support, and project handover.

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, and stakeholders, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest technical standards. You will also support the development of junior engineers, contribute to business growth, and help drive innovation and continuous improvement across the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated engineer to play a key role in delivering sustainable and resilient infrastructure solutions while helping shape the future growth of civil engineering capability.

• Lead and oversee the delivery of civil engineering design solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring technical excellence throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage and coordinate the production of civil engineering deliverables, including site layouts, earthworks designs, drainage strategies, hydraulic structures, pipelines, reinforced concrete structures, and associated infrastructure.
• Assist with MCC and control panel sizing and selection activities.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and technicians, including mentoring, coaching, and supporting professional development.
• Undertake and review engineering calculations, design reports, specifications, risk assessments, and technical documentation.
• Act as a technical authority, ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, legislation, client requirements, and health & safety obligations.
• Lead design reviews, value engineering exercises, and constructability assessments to deliver efficient and innovative solutions.
• Manage interfaces with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, regulatory bodies, and other project stakeholders.
• Support the preparation of project proposals, fee estimates, programmes, and resource plans.
• Provide construction-phase support, including site inspections, technical queries, design modifications, and stakeholder liaison.
• Contribute to business development activities, client relationship management, and the identification of new opportunities.
• Support and contribute to the strategic growth and technical development of civil engineering capability.

• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or actively working towards chartership with a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE).
• Significant experience in the design and delivery of civil engineering projects within the water, utilities, infrastructure, or related sectors.
• Strong technical knowledge of civil engineering design principles, including experience with infrastructure, pipelines, drainage, earthworks, reinforced concrete structures, and hydraulic structures.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams and manage the delivery of complex engineering projects.
• Sound understanding of relevant industry standards, legislation, CDM Regulations, and health & safety requirements.
• Experience in the preparation and review of technical reports, specifications, calculations, tender documentation, and construction support activities.
• Strong project management and commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets, programmes, resources, and project…