Lead Civil Design Engineer in Reading, Berkshire

I have a new opportunity for a Lead Civil Design Engineer to work for a leading consultancy firm in the Wastewater Treatment Sector. This contract falls outside IR35 and offers a daily rate circa to £500 per day, dependant of level of expertise. The contract will be working remotely from home and offers a long-standing contract for the right individual.

The company is a specialist engineering consultancy providing innovative solutions across the UK water sector. They deliver full MEICA and civil engineering design services for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Their senior-led team supports Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors with practical, buildable and value-engineered solutions.

The Opportunity

The Lead Civil Design Engineer is a newly created contract. It is suitable for professionals who can lead multidisciplinary design packages from concept through detailed design.

Key Responsibilities of the Lead Civil Design Engineer

• Lead the development and coordination of multidisciplinary design solutions.
• Manage project design deliverables, programmes and technical quality.
• Coordinate MEICA Civil design disciplines.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and stakeholders throughout project delivery.
• Ensure designs comply with industry standards, client specifications and CDM requirements.
• Conduct design reviews, risk assessments and value engineering exercises.
• Support technical assurance and governance processes.

Requirements of the Lead Civil Design Engineer

• Degree qualified in Civils or equivalent
• Preferably chartered status or working towards chartership
• Proven experience delivering water or wastewater infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of MEICA and/or Civil design interfaces.
• Experience working within AMP programmes and UK utility frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder and project coordination skills.

Essential Eligibility:

Applicants must have:

• Full proof of Right to Work in the UK.
• Ability to work independently as a contractor.

I also have further lead design opportunities across MEICA, if you meet the above brief, but from a Mechanical or Electrical bias, then please get in contact.