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Senior​/Principal Civil Engineer - Water

Job in Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, UK
Listing for: Snc-Lavalin
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Engineer, Water Engineer, Civil Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior/Principal Civil Engineer - Water page is loaded## Senior/Principal Civil Engineer - Waterlocations:
GB.Derby.
4 Roundhouse Roadtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R-138641###
** Job Description
**** Shape the future. Make a difference. Join Atkins

Réalis.
** At Atkins

Réalis, we’re not just designing infrastructure—we’re engineering a better future. As part of our Networks & Drainage Solutions team, you’ll help deliver sustainable, resilient, and innovative civil engineering solutions that support communities and protect the environment.

Due to continued framework successes, we’re looking for a
** Senior/Principal Civil Engineer
** who is passionate about water, drainage, and infrastructure to join our Water and Wastewater team in
** Derby**. Our collaborative and multi-disciplinary team provide surface water drainage and wastewater infrastructure services. Our wide variety of clients span across the UK and internationally and include water companies like Severn Trent Water, local authorities, highways authorities, Network Rail and developers.
** Your purpose:
*** Supervising the design of drainage or wastewater infrastructure designs from concept to detailed design and construction, as stand-alone projects or as part of larger multi-disciplinary schemes.
* Promoting development of digital solutions in design including full integration of designs within the BIM environment.
* Overseeing and reviewing the production of designs, models, calculations and drawings to relevant standards, including providing technical assurance of designs.
* Determining and assigning design tasks and managing delivery to programme and budget.
* Leading and encouraging the technical development of apprentices, graduates and other engineers.
* Ensuring compliance with business management standards set in the company’s quality, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
* Managing and developing stakeholder relationships to support the development of the design and consents process.
* Championing the role of drainage/water design within a multi-disciplinary project.
* Providing technical input to the preparation of bids including provision of Quality Submission responses on drainage strategy and design approach and input to price via preparation of fee proposals and associated program for delivery including assessment of risk.
** Detailed role requirements**:
* Professionally Qualified with the ICE, CIWEM or similar.
* Ability to design all aspects of drainage or wastewater infrastructure from conceptual layout to detailed design.
* Familiarity with hydraulic design software, 3D design tools and BIM.
* Ability to prepare reports and specifications and to collect other data and statistics necessary for the preparation of progress and technical reports.
* Ability to identify and respond to our clients’ values in a competitive market sector.
* Candidates are required to be self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi-disciplinary team in leading and managing packages of work to completion.
* Ability to identify, manage and develop project scopes and manage budgets, programme and the quality of deliverables.
* A flexible individual, a team player, with a developed attention to detail, shows initiative, proactive and able to deliver to set deadlines.
* Supportive approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team.
* Good leadership qualities.
* Experience in working for both private and public sector clients and knowledge of the different drivers and approaches to management and procurement."We're ranked as one of Linked In's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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