Senior Principal Civil Engineer – Hydropower and Dams
Stantec is at the forefront of some of the world's most ambitious and innovative dams and hydro projects. Our continued success has fueled rapid growth, and as such we are interested in hearing from you if you are an experienced Senior Principal Civil Engineer with Hydropower or Pumped Storage experience to discuss our continued growth and opportunities to join our dynamic team. You will be instrumental in the design and development of cutting‑edge dams, hydropower, and pumped storage hydro solutions.
Based in any of our UK offices, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team working on diverse projects such as Coire Glas in Scotland, Koysha in Ethiopia, and Dinorwig in Wales. You will also support UK water companies with inspections, remediation, and the development of new dams and reservoirs.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, and clients to achieve positive project outcomes.
* Engage in traditional advisory roles, Owner’s Engineer duties, client‑facing concept design, contractor‑facing detailed design, remediation, troubleshooting, installation support, and Lender’s Engineer/insurance/due diligence support.
About You
* Senior Principal Civil Engineer who is, ideally, Chartered or Incorporated with the ICE or working towards this.
* 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).
* Demonstrable civil engineering experience and skills in the dams and hydro sector, or aligned water and energy sector experience such as the design of hydraulic structures.
* Good understanding of the various disciplines within the sector and experience producing technical specifications, designs, and reports.
* Experience preparing designs for end‑user clients and D&B contractors.
* Comfortable working within a full 3D environment using appropriate tools to sketch and review models and within a common data environment.
* Alignment with Stantec values: client focus, community‑in‑mind design, collaboration and service excellence.
Why Join Us?
* People culture: close‑knit team in a friendly and collaborative environment.
* Awards: International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work – Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards; consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
* Benefits: competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and more.
* Flexible working arrangements: 3 days in, 2 days remote.
* Great projects across UK and Ireland in all sectors.
* Industry‑leading training and development and paid professional subscriptions.
About Stantec
The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world‑class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply. At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK& [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
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