Senior Principal Civil Engineer; Water

Senior Principal Civil Engineer (Water)

Stantec Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Our growth strategy within our Water division for 2025 and beyond is creating a buzz around the place. You will be partnering with the top water clients in the area (and in the UK) to help develop a better way of how we obtain, clean, and distribute water for our local communities. In this role you will step into leadership, receive the support to become a Senior Principal Civil Engineer, and have the chance to tackle UK‑wide projects, working on some of the largest, most iconic water projects in the UK.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering.
• Ideally Chartered and a member of a relevant engineering institution.
• Previous experience working within the water industry (preferred).
• Working knowledge of the Process and MEICA disciplines (preferred).
• Understanding of environmental issues including net carbon (preferred).
• Experience developing solutions from need to detailed design, supporting and managing project team members.
• Experience undertaking scoping and design within required timescales and design budgets.
• Ability to produce and check technical reports.

• People culture:
  Friendly, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
• Award‑winning workplace:
  Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024; awarded ‘Consultancy of the Year’ at the Water Industry Awards 2023; named ‘Utility Partner of the Year’ and ‘Built Environment Partner of the Year’ at the Utility Week Awards 2023.
• Benefits:
  Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, private medical insurance, group income protection, life assurance, discounted gym membership, and more.
• Flexible working:
  Locations and arrangements to suit your needs.
• Revolutionary projects:
  Work on award‑winning water sector projects across the UK and Ireland.
• Excellent team members:
  Collaborate with industry‑renowned water sector professionals and mentor the next generation of engineers.
• Training and development:
  Industry‑leading and first‑of‑its‑kind training and paid professional subscriptions.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering and managing the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights.

We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time