Costain Group PLC
Costain Group PLC
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConsultingDefenseLogistics
Costain Group PLC is a UK-based engineering, construction and consultancy company working on critical infrastructure across road, rail, integrated transport, water, energy, and defence and nuclear. Its work covers the full project lifecycle, including planning, digital consulting, construction, delivery, and long-term operation. The company partners with public utilities, government bodies, and institutional and corporate clients to support connectivity, sustainability, safety, and resilient infrastructure. Its multidisciplinary teams may be relevant to professionals exploring careers in engineering, construction, infrastructure consulting, digital delivery, logistics, and related technical fields.

Senior Lead Civil Engineer, Clean Water Infrastructure — Costain

Lead civil design for Costain’s clean-water strategic pipeline programme, reviewing technical work and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery across the UK.

Description

  • Own design activities for an assigned section of the SPA programme.
  • Prepare or review specifications, calculations, drawings and 3D models.
  • Verify that relevant quality, safety and technical requirements are met.
  • Lead or support reviews of construction-site and supply-chain design queries and change requests.
  • Handle responses through the relevant change-control processes.
  • Review and complete design CDM deliverables.
  • Coordinate design work with delivery, procurement and commercial teams.
  • Propose alternatives that meet health and safety requirements and deliver whole-life value.
  • Contribute technical expertise to the SPA Alliance.
  • Make or review civil design decisions with regard to capital and operating costs, risk, schedule, carbon and whole-life value.
  • Work with Anglian Water representatives to understand project and asset needs.
  • Provide evidence-based advice on standards, proven designs and proposed departures through governance processes.
  • Coordinate with ground investigation, utilities and environmental teams.
  • Take part in CDM and commissioning strategy meetings.
  • Identify innovative technologies and processes.
  • Lead or support the use of offsite manufacture, modular construction, standard products and repeatable solutions.

Requirements

  • Chartered engineer or equivalent professional background.
  • Degree in civil engineering or equivalent qualification.
  • Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
  • A record of designing a section of works.
  • Experience designing elements commonly found on non-infrastructure sites, including drainage and highways.
  • Strong technical understanding of civil non-infrastructure design, preferably in clean water.
  • High integrity.
  • Accountability and ownership of work outputs.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Driving required.
  • Security clearance is not required.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working.
  • Candidates who do not meet every listed criterion may still be considered.
  • Disability Confident employer; applicants who disclose a disability and meet the minimum criteria will be considered for interview.
  • Permanent employment option.
  • Fixed-term contract option.

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