Senior Engineer - Clean Water Modelling in Birmingham

As a Senior Engineer, you will play a key technical and coordination role within the Asset Consultancy Team, contributing to the delivery of potable water infrastructure and modelling projects for UK Utilities, private developers and local authorities. You will take ownership of medium‑complexity tasks, lead elements of project delivery, support junior staff and provide technical guidance to ensure accurate, efficient and high‑quality outputs. You will work as part of an award‑winning water team within a larger team of over 600 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. We are currently engaged with an expanding portfolio of clients, including Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Welsh Water, Southern Water, Wessex Water, United Utilities, Uisce Éireann and Scottish Water Horizons.

Responsibilities

• Technical Delivery of feasibility studies, options assessments and technical reports for potable water infrastructure and non‑infrastructure schemes.
• Leading hydraulic modelling tasks such as model builds, upgrades, calibration, operational assessments and scenario testing, with support where needed.
• Undertaking asset risk prioritisation modelling and contributing to decision‑making processes.
• Supporting or leading water quality modelling, growth studies and network capacity assessments.
• Ensuring technical excellence in modelling outputs and contributing to design coordination reviews.
• Working closely with clients to ensure project expectations on quality, time and budget are met.
• Preparing and reviewing technical reports, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Supporting proposal preparation under guidance from Principals, and contributing to work‑winning activities.
• Coordinating with project management teams on task planning, resource needs and programme delivery.
• Providing daily guidance, technical oversight and mentorship to Assistant Engineers and Engineers.
• Supporting training activities, knowledge sharing and continual improvement within the modelling and wider engineering teams.
• Participating in design reviews, technical audits and multi‑discipline coordination meetings.
• Operating in accordance with corporate health, safety, environmental and quality standards and ensuring compliance within your area of delivery.
• Contributing to project‑specific health and safety documentation, including risk assessments and CDM‑related responsibilities.

Qualifications

• A relevant engineering degree and active progression toward professional qualification (e.g., ICE, CIWEM), or chartered/near‑chartered status.
• Strong practical experience in clean water network modelling, analysis, or design, ideally including experience mentoring junior colleagues (e.g., InfoWorks WS Pro, Synergi, Epanet).
• Proven experience delivering potable water projects to a high standard, including modelling, asset management or design components.
• Good understanding of industry tools such as GIS and network modelling software, with the ability to adapt to new systems.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in client‑facing environments.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to take initiative in solving technical problems.
• A strong commitment to professional development and contributing to the growth of others within the team.

We consider a range of skills and experience to strengthen the team’s capacity and technical and applied project management capabilities. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.