Senior Water Resources Engineer

Company: Poutrix
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Location: London
Job Description:

Role description

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced water engineer in our Climate Adaptation Design & Engineering team. The role is based in the UK, with flexible location options and hybrid working arrangements.

The UK Climate Adaptation Design & Engineering group works on projects in the water environment with agencies such as the Environment Agency, Network Rail, Canal & River Trust and Natural Resources Wales, as well as regulated water companies. Services are delivered through a network of offices across the UK and by co-locating with clients and partners.

Role accountabilities

  • Design, construction and/or maintenance of reservoir, canal, river or coastal engineering or flood defence works.
  • Reservoir engineering.
  • Hydraulic design of reservoir outlet structures or river engineering.
  • Scour assessments and design of mitigation measures.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a similar discipline.
  • Chartered Engineer or commitment to working towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer professional status.
  • Design or construction related experience within the UK Civil Engineering sector.
  • Good interpersonal skills and effective communication.
  • Self‑motivation and adaptability to evolving project challenges.
  • Knowledge and experience of BIM‑led design and Civils 3D.
  • A desire to mentor and develop graduate engineers.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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Posted: June 6th, 2026