Senior Pipeline Engineer
5 days ago
Peterborough
Job Title: Senior Pipeline Infrastructure Engineer Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 (dependent on experience) Location: Peterborough (Hybrid) Type: Permanent About the Role: Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Pipeline Infrastructure Engineer to provide technical leadership, guidance, and assurance across a broad portfolio of clean water and water recycling infrastructure projects. You’ll act as a technical authority for pipeline engineering — reviewing and approving designs, ensuring legislative and technical compliance, and driving quality and innovation. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll play a key role in delivering efficient, safe, and sustainable design solutions while supporting and mentoring junior engineers. About Our Client: Our client is a leading integrated design and build provider in the UK water sector, with a strong reputation for technical excellence and innovation. They work across multiple long-term water frameworks, delivering essential infrastructure projects that make a real impact on communities and the environment. They believe people are their greatest strength — fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity, encourages creativity, and supports professional development. As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant and supporters of mental health initiatives, they actively promote a positive, people-first workplace. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the review and acceptance of design deliverables, including drawings, models, and calculations., • Provide specialist input into the design of trunk mains, sewers (pressurised and gravity), pumping stations, and related civil/hydraulic structures., • Coordinate with Project Design Managers and construction teams to support programme delivery., • Contribute to CDM and commissioning strategy meetings, ensuring health and safety are prioritised in design., • Respond to construction queries and design changes with technical expertise., • Champion innovation, sustainability, and digital design to enhance efficiency and reduce carbon footprint., • Mentor and support junior engineers to promote professional growth and best practice., • Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline (or equivalent experience)., • Strong background in pipeline and infrastructure design (water and wastewater)., • Knowledge of pipe materials, hydraulics, pumping stations, and reinforced concrete structures., • Experience in a Design & Build environment., • Ability to lead technical reviews and ensure compliance with CDM and other standards., • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills., • Proven experience mentoring and developing engineers., • Salary between £50,000 – £60,000 (dependent on experience), • Hybrid working options (role dependent), • Company car or car allowance (role dependent), • 25 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays (option to buy 5 more), • Contributory pension scheme, • Life assurance and private medical insurance, • Access to wellbeing benefits including health insurance, cycle-to-work scheme, and employee discounts Applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship. Opportunity for Growth: This is a key opportunity to join a respected organisation at the forefront of UK water infrastructure. You’ll gain exposure to diverse, high-value projects and have the scope to advance into principal or leadership positions as you continue to develop your expertise.