Senior Principal Civil Engineer - Hydropower and Dams
We are looking for an experienced Senior Principal Civil Engineer with hydropower or pumped storage experience to join our multidisciplinary team at Stantec.
The Opportunity
Let’s help shape the future of hydropower and dams. You will be instrumental in designing and developing cutting‑edge dams, hydropower, and pumped storage solutions across the UK, including projects such as Coire Glas (Scotland), Koysha (Ethiopia), and Dinorwig (Wales).
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, and clients to achieve positive project outcomes.
* Engage in advisory roles, Owner’s Engineer duties, client‑facing concept design, contractor‑facing detailed design, remediation, troubleshooting, installation support, and lender‑engineer/insurance/due‑diligence support.
About You
You will be a Senior Principal Civil Engineer who is, ideally, chartered or incorporated with the ICE or working towards this, with experience in the civil design of at least one of the following:
* Dams (or dam components)
* Hydro and/or pumped storage hydro schemes
* Design and assessment of complex hydraulic structures (channels, culverts, bridges, spillways, stilling basin).
You should have significant civil engineering experience and skills in the dams and hydro sector, or aligned water and energy sector experience such as hydraulic structure design. You are proficient in producing technical specifications, designs, and reports, integrating closely with structures, geotechnical, and M&E disciplines, and comfortable working in a full‑3D environment within a common data environment.
Your professional values should align with client focus, community‑mindful design, collaboration, and service excellence.
Why Join Us?
* Our people culture: a close‑knit, friendly and collaborative team.
* Awards: International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work in large consulting firms at the 2024 NCE awards; top 10 in Corporate Knights most sustainable companies.
* Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, private medical insurance, discounted gym membership.
* Flexible working arrangements: 3 days in‑office, 2 days remote.
* Industry‑leading training, development, and paid professional subscriptions.
About Stantec
Stantec is an international consulting firm with over 31,000 employees across 450 locations on six continents. We provide sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities through technical excellence and deep market insights.
Stantec is committed to equal employment opportunities for all qualified candidates and prohibits discrimination in all employment decisions. We support an inclusive work environment and provide accommodations for applicants who need them.
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