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 technicaldeliverables 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.
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