Senior Civil Design Engineer HAL

83096 - Senior Civil Design Engineer

This Senior Civil Design Engineer will report to the (Principal Civil Design Engineer and will work within UKPNS based in our Heathrow office. You will be a permanent employee. You will attract a salary of £84,160 and a bonus of 3%.

Close Date: 18/11/2026

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Private Medical Cover
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose:

The successful applicant shall be capable of satisfying the following general requirements:

• Autonomous production of civil and structural designs for the tendering, construction and handover packages.
• Ensure that all designs are developed to eliminate or reduce hazards and associated risks wherever reasonably practicable.
• Ensure compliance with design assurance, governance, and audit requirements.
• Oversee and contribute to the preparation of technical, commercial, and contractual documentation for the procurement of engineering services and products.
• Assess and confirm the suitability of third-party construction activities that may impact electricity network assets.
• Comply with CDM regulations and support the role of Principal Designer when required.
• Provide technical liaison and coordination with clients, suppliers, contractors, and other collaborators to support the successful delivery of projects.
• Produce civil engineering designs in accordance with UK Power Networks Services and Heathrow Airport standards, policies and procedures, as well as the latest British Standards, ESQCR, Building Regulations, and fire safety requirements.
• Mentor Trainee, Graduate, and Design Engineers to enhance their technical proficiency, professional development, and practical experience.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Ability to work autonomously
• Deal with specialist consultants and civil contractors during design, construction and handover stages
• Work in close coordination with structural and electrical engineers, quantity surveyors and CAD technicians.
• Resolve civil engineering challenges and provide a sound comprehension of airports engineering standards and construction policies.
• Awareness of current and technological developments in civil / structural engineering for airports.
• Ability to coordinate works with external consulting engineering organisations.
• Ability to work autonomously and unsupervised; set own targets, identify and implement innovative cost saving solutions.
• Exceptional team player in a dedicated team of designers, estimators, and planners.
• Safety culture and understanding of CDM and their application in this role. IOSH training would be beneficial.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

• MSc Civil Engineering degree level or equivalent
• Civil engineering background and relevant experience in building works preferably within the Utility sector.
• Proven experience of reinforced concrete and structural steel, industrial type buildings.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office suite, e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Managing and communicating of packages of work for the CAD team to develop.
• Experienced in the use Autodesk suite for civil engineering design, e.g. Robot, Revit, Vehicle tracker.
• Experience signing off designs packages to be issued for stage approval, ‘for construction’ and 'As-built'

Desirable:

• Experience in underground cable routes, cable management systems, drainage systems, switch houses, access roads, outdoor structure supporting power distribution equipment, fences, secondary oil containment, building services, ventilations systems.
• Understanding of floor, fire and security risks associated with power infrastructure.
• Chartered engineer or close to become a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Please note this position does not offer blended working. Applicants must be able to commit to working at Heathrow office 5 days a week.

Health and Safety Requirements:

• Ensure all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental requirements are considered.
• Ensure safe working methods and systems are followed in the design
• Accept personal responsibility to meet and fulfil all UKPNS Health and Safety requirements.
• Creating a safe working environment for all staff and contractors supporting the business.

Health & Safety Responsibilities:

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

If in doubt ask!

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you meet the essential criteria and believe your skills, experience or transferable strengths could make you a great fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We may use AI-enabled tools to support elements of our recruitment process. These tools help us manage applications more efficiently and consistently, but they do not make hiring decisions. All recruitment decisions are made by trained employees using human judgement and oversight. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly and transparently, in line with our legal, regulatory and ethical obligations.

Your data will be hosted within a secure environment and will only be used by UK Power Networks for the purpose of which it is intended. The data is used only as an input to provide insights for the screening process and is not retained by the model or by UK Power Networks’ contractor, shared with the contractor’s other customers or with OpenAI, or used to train or improve AI models.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Where applicable, this role is subject to safer recruitment processes and robust pre‑employment checks

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.