CareerPlanSign in

Principal Civil Engineer, Water Infrastructure

Edinburgh, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-14 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead technical team member supporting junior engineers in delivering Scotland's next generation of water infrastructure projects, including flood protection, asset inspections, and river restoration.

Role type

Principal Civil Engineer (Water Infrastructure)

Builds

Large-scale multidisciplinary water and wastewater infrastructure projects for Scottish Water and local government.

Domain

Water infrastructure, flood risk management, civil engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Civil engineering design leadership, project management, quality assurance, team mentorship, health and safety compliance, stakeholder engagement, contract understanding

Preferred skills

Professional accreditation (ICE, CIWEM), experience with Scottish Water or similar utilities, knowledge of construction contracts

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Lead design scope management to meet budget and programme constraints, mentor junior staff, represent the project team in client discussions, ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, lead quality assurance processes

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

Sourced via smartrecruiters · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.