Senior Civil Engineer

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Senior / Principal Civil Engineer to join a client’s team. The role involves producing innovative designs for water and wastewater projects while mentoring junior engineers. A competitive salary of £50,000 – £65,000 and hybrid working options are available. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, relevant HND or degree, and a drive for career advancement in a collaborative work environment. This opportunity also emphasizes diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Salary of £50,000 – £65,000

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension contribution scheme

Health and private medical insurance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of water and sewage treatment principles.
• Experience mentoring or managing engineers.
• Broad technical knowledge across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective civil design layouts.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Mentor junior engineers and support team development.

Skills

Understanding of water and sewage treatment principles

Mentoring or managing engineers

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective communication

Computer literate

Education

Relevant engineering HND

Relevant engineering degree or Master’s qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior / Principal Civil Engineer

Salary: £50,000 – £65,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Brighton / Falmer

Type: Permanent or Contract | Hybrid working available

About the Role:

Our client is strengthening their engineering design capability and is seeking an experienced Senior or Principal Civil Engineer to join their team in Brighton, with hybrid working on offer.

Reporting directly to the Principal Engineer, you will deliver high-quality civil engineering design solutions across water and wastewater projects. Your focus will be on minimising risk, maximising value, and ensuring designs are safe, compliant, buildable, and commercially sound across turnkey and engineering services contracts.

This is a senior-level role with real influence over design direction, standards, and team development.

About the Client:

Our client is a leading integrated design-and-build provider operating within the UK water sector. They deliver complex infrastructure projects through long-term frameworks and partnerships and are known for their strong technical capability, collaborative culture, and commitment to people development.

They genuinely invest in their workforce, value diversity of thought, and actively support wellbeing, inclusion, and long-term career progression.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce cost-effective, buildable civil design layouts that meet all specification and contractual requirements
• Consider whole-project and whole-life costs, including design time, materials, construction, and cross-discipline impacts
• Apply standard engineering practices wherever possible to maintain competitiveness
• Provide estimates and technical feedback to support bid and proposal activity
• Coordinate designs across all internal and external disciplines
• Prepare, review, and maintain design documentation, drawings, and technical records
• Develop, monitor, and continuously improve departmental procedures and processes
• Ensure full consideration of health, safety, and environmental requirements in all designs
• Mentor and support junior engineers and contribute to team development
• Promote a customer-focused culture and ensure stakeholder satisfaction
• Actively reduce waste and inefficiency across departmental activities

What Our Client is Looking For:

Essential:

• Strong understanding of water and sewage treatment principles
• Experience mentoring or managing engineers within water or wastewater design
• Membership of a relevant professional institution (chartered or working towards chartership)
• Minimum qualification: relevant engineering HND
• Ability to rationalise designs and produce efficient, economical layouts
• Broad technical knowledge across civil, mechanical, process, electrical, and project disciplines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator, able to present technical proposals clearly
• Computer literate
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Relevant engineering degree or Master’s qualification
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status

What Our Client Offers:

• Salary of £50,000 – £65,000
• Hybrid working (role dependent)
• Car or car allowance (role dependent)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Pension contribution scheme
• Life assurance
• Health and private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts and lifestyle benefits

Eligibility:

• Right to work in the UK
• Full UK driving licence

Opportunity for Growth:

This role offers genuine long-term progression, whether your ambition is technical leadership, chartership, or principal-level responsibility. You’ll work on high-impact infrastructure projects and have real influence over engineering outcomes.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.