Lead Civil Design Engineer
Lead Civil Design Engineer
Contract Type:
Contractor
Location:
Reading - Berkshire
Industry:
Manufacturing & Production
Contact Name:
Beverley Reavill
Contact Email:
beverley.reavill@professional-technical.com
Contact Phone:
01283 499820
Date Published:
09-Nov-2026
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.

