Senior Civil Engineer
Meet the recruiter

Amy Lammie
Benefits
Life assurance
Private medical insurance
Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
Free health & wellbeing services
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Green car scheme
Senior Civil Engineer
We're looking for a Senior Civil Design Engineer - Water to join our team based Nationwide within the water sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.
Location: Nationwide
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £ 50,000 per year
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Are you…
- A degree-qualified Civil Engineer or equivalent with significant experience in utilities design and civils work for waste water treatment plants
- Able to carry out and review civil designs compliant to relevant design codes and client standards
- Experienced in working in and leading multi-discipline technical teams with a track record of driving sustainable performance
- Skilled in quality procedures and document control in engineering design
- Chartered, or very close to attaining professional membership to relevant institution (ICE, CIWEM, IStructE, or similar)
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Civil Design Engineer - Water, you'll be working within the Water team, supporting them in delivering compliant designs for waste water treatment facilities and networks. You'll be working on diverse civil design projects including duct routes, drainage systems, sewage treatment sites, and pumping stations. In this role, you'll guide junior team members while collaborating across multiple disciplines to deliver innovative solutions that meet client needs and industry standards.
Your day to day will include:
- Leading civil design projects including equipment bases, drainage, earthworks, and upgrades at treatment sites and pumping stations
- Planning, organising, and overseeing project tasks to ensure timely delivery within budget
- Coordinating with other disciplines such as MEICA, temporary works, and commercial teams
- Ensuring all designs comply with relevant codes, regulations, and industry standards
- Communicating effectively with clients, designers, contractors, and stakeholders whilst mentoring junior team members
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkie
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Location: Nationwide
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Vacancy ID: 13069
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 29 Apr 2027
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
