Principal / Senior Civil Utilities Engineer

Design solutions that shape communities, infrastructure and the future. At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities. We're looking for a Principal / Senior Civil Utilities Engineer to join our growing London & South team, helping to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions across major infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, aviation and development projects.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Chartered Civil Utilities Engineer to lead the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of utility infrastructure solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for utility diversions, protection strategies, asset coordination, and utility infrastructure design associated with major infrastructure, development, transportation, energy, water, and industrial projects. The role requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, utility providers, contractors, developers, and regulatory authorities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective utility solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence. You’ll benefit from:

• Working on some of the UK's most complex and high-profile projects.
• Exposure to a wide variety of sectors and clients.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.
• Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.
• A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Structured career development and opportunities to progress into technical or people leadership pathways.

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position can be based from either our London Nova or Epsom offices.

Your role as a Chartered Civil Utilities Engineer includes:

• Leading utility engineering activities from feasibility through detailed design and construction support.
• Developing utility strategies for major infrastructure and development projects.
• Undertaking utility assessments, capacity reviews, diversion feasibility studies, and conflict identification and GIS data management capabilities.
• Coordinating statutory undertakers, utility companies, and asset owners to secure technical approvals.
• Designing utility networks including water mains, wastewater and sewerage systems, surface water drainage interfaces, gas distribution infrastructure, electrical distribution networks, district energy and specialist utility systems, and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Reviewing and interpreting utility records, asset protection requirements, and survey information.
• Leading utility clash detection and utility coordination using BIM and digital engineering tools.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, legislation, and industry best practice.

Project Delivery involves:

• Managing utility work packages across multidisciplinary projects.
• Preparing scopes, fee estimates, programmes, and resource forecasts.
• Monitoring project progress, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
• Supporting project managers in delivering projects safely, on programme, and within budget.
• Managing interfaces between utility infrastructure and civil engineering disciplines including highways, drainage, earthworks, and structures.
• Providing technical support during construction, commissioning, and asset handover.

Stakeholder Management includes:

• Acting as a primary point of contact with utility companies, local authorities, clients, contractors, and regulators.
• Leading utility technical workshops and design review meetings.
• Managing utility approval processes and negotiating technical agreements where required.
• Supporting planning applications, development consents, and regulatory submissions.

Health, Safety and Quality responsibilities:

• Promoting a strong safety culture across all engineering activities.
• Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations and other applicable legislation.
• Undertaking design risk assessments and contributing to hazard elimination and mitigation.
• Ensuring all deliverables meet quality management requirements and technical governance procedures.

Team Development involves:

• Mentoring graduate and early-career engineers.
• Supporting the development of utility engineering capability and technical excellence.
• Contributing to recruitment, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across project teams.

We're interested in people who are technically strong, commercially aware and genuinely enjoy collaborative working. Required qualifications include:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered status (or actively working towards professional accreditation).
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A passion for solving complex engineering challenges.
• A commitment to innovation, sustainability and technical excellence.
• Proven experience in utility engineering and coordination on major infrastructure or development projects.
• Experience working with utility companies, statutory undertakers, and asset owners.
• Strong understanding of utility diversion and asset protection processes.
• Experience preparing utility reports, drawings, specifications, and design packages.
• Knowledge of utility surveys including PAS 128.
• Experience of multidisciplinary project delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and utility installation techniques.

Rewards & benefits include competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. We offer a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise, combined with our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

AtkinsRéalis is committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. We value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria.