Civil Engineer (Water)

We are seeking an experienced Civil Engineer (Water) to join a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering major water infrastructure projects across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the design and delivery of complex clean water and wastewater schemes, supporting projects from concept and feasibility through to detailed design and construction.

Working within a collaborative engineering environment, you will provide technical leadership, coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality engineering solutions that meet client requirements, industry standards and project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of civil engineering design packages across complex water infrastructure projects.
• Manage and support Civil Engineers within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Produce and review technical deliverables including:
• Design reports
• Engineering calculations
• Technical drawings
• Technical specifications
• Scopes of work
• Deliver civil engineering solutions across feasibility, concept, detailed design and construction support phases.
• Lead the design of clean water and wastewater infrastructure, including hydraulic systems, pipelines and water reuse schemes.
• Work closely with project managers to ensure projects are delivered on programme, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including mechanical, electrical, ICA, structural and geotechnical disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and support to junior engineers.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments and technical assurance activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, industry standards and client specifications.
• Support the preparation of technical proposals, bids and tender submissions.
• Liaise directly with clients, contractors and key stakeholders throughout project delivery.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering civil engineering design within the UK water sector.
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary civil engineering design teams.
• Strong technical knowledge of:
• Clean water infrastructure
• Wastewater infrastructure
• Hydraulic engineering
• Pipeline design
• Water reuse schemes
• Experience delivering projects across the full project lifecycle, from concept through to construction.
• Strong understanding of design management, risk assessment and quality assurance processes.
• Experience working collaboratively with contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of:
• CDM Regulations
• Eurocodes
• NEC contracts
• UK water industry standards
• Relevant regulatory requirements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership to project teams.

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.
• Previous consultancy experience.
• Experience delivering major UK water infrastructure programmes.
• Knowledge of water utility specifications and design standards.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders and business development activities.

Personal Attributes

• Strong technical leadership and engineering judgement.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercially aware with a proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Confident communicator capable of presenting technical information to clients and stakeholders.
• Committed to engineering excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid working model with a minimum of three days per week in the office or on client sites.
• Flexibility to travel to project locations as required.
• Opportunity to work on nationally significant clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to contribute to major UK water infrastructure programmes.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Long-term contract opportunity with a strong pipeline of technically challenging projects.
• Exposure to projects across the full engineering lifecycle, from feasibility through to construction.
• Opportunity to mentor engineers and influence technical delivery across multidisciplinary teams.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the role and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business or project requirements.