Lead Civil Engineer Water

As a Lead Water Infrastructure Engineer, you will take the technical lead on one or multiple major marine infrastructure projects. You will act as the principal engineer, guiding the engineering process from concept through completion while coordinating a multidisciplinary team. This role requires a strong technical background, leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex designs in an integrated, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Coordination

• Lead the design activities for all or part of a large-scale marine infrastructure project.
• Serve as the project’s principal engineer, providing guidance, coaching, and coordination to junior engineers and CAD designers.
• Ensure seamless collaboration between different internal design teams and promote an integrated, cross-disciplinary design approach.

Technical Responsibilities

• Develop and dimension marine infrastructure works in accordance with Belgian and European regulations, standards, codes of practice, and internal guidelines.
• Prepare preliminary, basic, tender, and detailed designs for various marine and port structures such as:
• Port and waterways development studies
• Port master planning
• Locks
• Quay walls
• Jetties
• Bridge foundations
• Flood zones and dikes
• Breakwaters
• Stay informed about new construction techniques and innovations, integrating them into the design process to optimize technical solutions.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage proactively with clients and external partners, presenting and discussing technical aspects of the design in a clear and constructive manner.
• Support tender managers in preparing attractive, innovative, and competitive proposals.

Project Management

• Oversee progress, quality, deliverables, and overall performance of the project team.
• Report regularly to the team manager on project status and critical issues.

Technical Development

• Continue developing your expertise in relevant engineering software (e.g., SCIA Engineer, DSheet Piling, Ansys, Plaxis).
• Keep up to date with standards, new methodologies, tools, and best practices in marine infrastructure engineering.

Salary Offer :

A competitive salary package based on your experience with attractive fringe benefits such as:

• a company car & fuel card
• hospitalization & group insurance
• meal vouchers
• eco-vouchers

Invest in your development: our talent manager is committed to help you reach your full potential:

• training and assessment opportunities to fully develop your potential and expand your expertise
• career opportunities
• regular contact moments to check in with you and see what your current needs & objectives are
• learning sessions and workshops

Grow your network: you’ll become part of a wide network of engineers & clients by having the possibility of working for several companies and being involved in different projects.

• Access to our fun and learning events that we organise throughout the year, the backbone of our company culture:

• Afterworks
• Monthly teambuildings
• Yearly ski trip

Catalay is part of Sisu Group, an ecosystem of human capital ventures, active across more than 15 industries. Joining Catalay means joining Sisu and having exclusive access to our vibrant network of talent professionals, clients, and projects. Check out www.sisu.be for more information.