Engineer / Senior Civil Engineer - Drainage in Cheshire, Warrington

We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. Due to continued growth, Avove is seeking to appoint a Senior Civil Engineer to join our United Utilities Framework. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering the civil design elements of water industry projects as part of a multidisciplinary design team. The role will involve leading projects or discrete packages of work, providing technical direction and supervision to junior and less experienced engineers, and contributing to the successful delivery of schemes from concept through to completion.

Warrington (Avove offers flexible hybrid working, with a combination of office and remote working). Supervise junior members of the design team, providing guidance and technical support to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with specifications. Support the professional development of project team members through mentoring and ongoing technical input. Assist in the preparation, management, and monitoring of project budgets, including resource planning, financial tracking, and reporting. Ensure compliance with the Company’s Integrated Management System, including Health & Safety, Environmental, and all other relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.

Strong technical background in the design of water and wastewater non‑infrastructure works. Computer literate, with proficiency in the MS Office suite and a working knowledge of engineering software such as AutoCAD. Proven ability to lead, contribute to, and work effectively within a team environment, with a committed approach to meeting project deadlines.

Please note that candidates with qualifications that do not fully match the above criteria but have relevant equivalent experience are invited to apply. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you:

• ~25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• ~ Company car or cash allowance
• ~ Company pension scheme
• ~ Life assurance
• ~ Family friendly policies
• ~ Financial wellbeing programme
• ~ Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• ~ We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected. We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water and power sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, and Scottish Power Energy Networks.

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.