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Principal Civil Engineer, Water

Chesterfield, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead technical delivery and design for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, from feasibility to detailed design and asset management, serving water providers and national clients.

Role type

Principal Civil Engineer (Water Infrastructure)

Builds

Water and sewage treatment works, strategic infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability/resilience programs.

Domain

Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Technical leadership, project scope/budget/timeline management, engineering assessments and calculations, outline and detailed design of treatment schemes, mentoring early-career engineers, client relationship management, regulatory compliance.

Preferred skills

Experience with options appraisals and economic appraisals, creative problem solving for real-world challenges.

Technologies

Civil engineering design tools, modeling software, project management platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead technical delivery of key projects, review work produced by others, contribute to all design stages from concept to detailed design, manage project scope and budget, build strong client relationships, mentor and support early-career professionals.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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