Senior Civil Engineer

Summary

Are you a seasoned engineer looking for a role where your expertise truly carries weight? You’ll lead high‑impact projects ensuring fresh water keeps flowing to millions across the South East, shaping the future of our network as the technical heartbeat of non‑infrastructure capital projects.

• Coordinate and manage Civil Engineering direct reports – 1:1/feedback sessions, appraisals, workload management, technical support, holiday & expenses approval, quality control.
• Review project scopes to meet output and quality standards.
• Provide technical solutions and support on complex capital projects – produce Scope Documents, Works & Site Information, Design Drawings, CDM Documents, and compile job packs to deadlines.
• Liaise with multiple technical disciplines, internal stakeholders and external third parties to secure approvals.
• Conduct site visits for audits, gather project inputs, and guide contractors.
• Collaborate with Project Managers on delivery dates, programme and cost analysis.

• HNC, HND or degree in Civil Engineering or similar.
• Chartered (expected) or close to achieving Chartership.
• Extensive utility sector experience – potable water infrastructure, above‑ground civil & structural works for water treatment & storage.
• Proven expertise in earth‑retaining solutions – engineered embankments, concrete basement structures.
• Strong experience in design, construction & maintenance of non‑infrastructure and infrastructure assets (W/W, Booster plants, pipelines, services, hydraulics).
• Site supervision for civil engineering construction projects.
• Excellent communication, engineering judgement, time‑management, and CDM
  2015 application.
• Proficient IT – Microsoft Office suite;
  Google Workspace desirable.
• UK driving licence.

We are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. Our recruitment, employment and career progression policies ensure equal opportunities and fair treatment for all.

• Salary: up to £53,000p.a., dependent on experience.
• Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5weeks holiday + bank holidays per annum, rising to 6weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave – buy or sell holiday.
• Paid volunteering days, cycle‑to‑work scheme, health cash plan, life assurance, wellbeing benefits.