Civil Engineer (Experienced Engineer, Senior Engineer or Principal Engineer) - Hydropower and Dams

About This Role

This engineering role helps shape the future of hydropower and dams by contributing to ambitious and innovative projects. It involves supporting the transition to sustainable energy and resilient water infrastructure, working within a dynamic and expanding multidisciplinary team on landmark projects, and assisting UK water clients with dam development, inspection, and remediation. The role is varied and technically rewarding, offering exposure to both UK and international projects.

Responsibilities

• Be involved across a diverse portfolio of projects, supporting delivery from early-stage concept design through to detailed design, construction, and operational support
• Work collaboratively with project managers, technical leaders, and multidisciplinary teams
• Contribute to delivering well-integrated engineering solutions across complex dam and hydropower schemes
• Span a variety of responsibilities, including advisory work, Owner
• Engineer roles, client-facing concept design, contractor-facing detailed design, and support for installation, remediation, and troubleshooting activities
• Contribute to due diligence, lender
• Engineer services, and insurance-related assessments, providing valuable insight into project risk, performance, and design integrity
• Contribute directly to the design and delivery of critical water and energy infrastructure that supports both renewable energy generation and long-term water resource management
• Help shape safe, efficient, and sustainable dam and hydropower solutions, ensuring they meet the highest technical and regulatory standards
• Help clients make informed decisions and navigate complex engineering challenges by working across multiple project phases and supporting both advisory and delivery functions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated solutions that balance civil, structural, geotechnical, and M&E considerations
• Play an important role in improving the safety, resilience, and performance of infrastructure over time through work on both new-build and existing assets
• Support the delivery of projects that generate clean energy, manage water resources effectively, and create lasting value for communities

Requirements

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status with the ICE, or progress towards this
• Experience in the civil design of dams, hydropower, or pumped storage schemes, or related hydraulic structures (e.g. spillways, culverts, channels, bridges, stilling basins)
• A strong understanding of multidisciplinary project delivery and how civil engineering integrates with structural, geotechnical, and M&E disciplines
• Experience producing technical specifications, designs, and engineering reports
• Confidence working within 3D design environments and Common Data Environments (CDEs)