Civil Pipeline Engineer
Reference Number: 434677
Job Published: 11/03/2026
Form of employment: Contract
Salary: £50 - £51 Per hour
Industry: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time
Senior/Principal Civil Pipeline Engineer - London, Peterborough, Bristol, Cambridge
We are looking for an energetic and experienced Senior/Principal Pipeline Engineer to join our client's Water team. You'll be part of a talented, multi-disciplinary team delivering cutting edge, iconic projects to our Water market clients.
As a key member of our client's team, you'll play a vital role in delivering transformational programmes for critical UK infrastructure, with opportunities to work on landmark engineering projects both domestically and internationally. Our client is committed to providing industry-leading solutions throughout the project lifecycle, adding value through client-side and construction-phase support.
They offer hybrid working which involves circa 3 days per week being office/site based.
Your Role
The role will offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to apply knowledge, experience, and problem-solving skills whilst providing good opportunities for career development.
We are looking for talented engineers at either Senior or Principal level. So whether you're a great Senior or already operating at Principal level, we'd love to hear from you and together we'll figure out the best match based on your experience.
As a Senior or Principal Civil Pipeline Engineer in the D&AT practice, the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:
- Coordinate or manage a team of Civil Pipeline engineers for delivery of technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary projects following relevant national and project specific design codes and standards, and to high-quality levels.
- Responsible for producing and reviewing technical deliverables such as design reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work with defined scope.
- Provide technical input into project design deliverables for Civil Pipeline aspects of complex multi-disciplinary projects and work with the project management team to successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
- Collaborate with client, operational, project, or service activities within your immediate team and other related teams
- Provide mentorship to less experienced colleagues and help to grow the Civil Pipeline Engineering capabilities within the local team.
- Work independently with minimal technical guidance. Exercise personal judgement to solve difficult problems where appropriate and provide guidance to junior team members.
- Provide technical support for bid proposals
- Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
- Adhere to quality assurance standards in design including check and review of own work as well as others.
About You
The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded and versatile individual who exemplifies the following key skills and attributes:
- A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- Chartered or Incorporated Civil Engineer
- Proven experience in coordinating or managing a Civil Pipeline engineering design delivery team for a design consultancy including within a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Takes broad perspective to identify innovative solutions to design problems.
- Requires strong knowledge and practical experience in pipeline design including construction, rehabilitation, condition assessment, commissioning, operation, and maintenance.
- Practical knowledge of current UK and international design codes and standards as well as industry best practices, including CDM Regulations.
- Ability to work independently with minimal technical guidance
- Proficiency in designing within appropriate digital analysis packages, following local and national guidance e.g. HADES and Varism.
- Demonstrates strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly and effectively within diverse multi-disciplinary teams.
- A proactive, highly motivated mindset with a collaborative approach to drive teamwork and shared success across projects.

