Principal Civil Engineer – Water

Overview

As a Principal Civil Engineer at Stantec, you will lead iconic water projects across the UK and Ireland, shaping design solutions from feasibility through detailed design. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and mentor the next generation of engineers while delivering high-quality outcomes on time and within budget. You’ll play a key role in delivering community-focused water infrastructure that supports sustainable growth. This role offers leadership opportunities, a collaborative culture, and exposure to award-winning projects that make a real difference.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• pension plan
• holidays
• private medical insurance
• flexible working
• training and development

Responsibilities

• lead and deliver civil engineering projects within timescales and budgets
• develop solutions from needs identification through to outline and detailed design
• collaborate with other disciplines and lead the civils project team
• apply technical expertise to create high-quality design deliverables
• contribute to project governance and client liaison as part of a cross-functional team

Key requirements

• degree qualified in Civil Engineering
• ideally Chartered and member of a relevant engineering institution
• previous experience in the water sector preferred
• transferable skills welcome

• leadership
• collaboration
• mentoring
• civil engineering design
• feasibility studies
• outline and detailed design

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