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Experienced Civil Engineer (Water)
We are currently seeking an experienced Civil Engineer (Water) to join a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering major clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for a civil engineer with a strong water-sector background to take a key role in the design and delivery of complex infrastructure schemes. You will support projects through the full engineering lifecycle, from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction, while providing technical leadership and working closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and contractors.
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:
- Design reports
- Engineering calculations
- Technical drawings
- Technical specifications
- Scopes of work
- Deliver civil engineering solutions across feasibility, concept, detailed design, and construction support stages.
- Design clean water and wastewater infrastructure, including hydraulic systems, pipelines, and water reuse schemes.
- Work closely with Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered to programme, budget, and required quality standards.
- Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, ICA, Structural, and Geotechnical engineering 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 technical proposals, bids, and tender submissions.
- Liaise with clients, contractors, and key stakeholders throughout project delivery.
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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.
- Experience working 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 Qualifications & Experience
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.
- Previous engineering 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.
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We’re looking for a technically strong Civil Engineer with proven experience in the water sector and a genuine interest in delivering major infrastructure projects. You’ll be confident working across multidisciplinary teams, comfortable engaging with clients and contractors, and capable of providing technical guidance to other engineers. Strong engineering judgement, analytical, and problem-solving skills are essential, alongside a proactive and commercially aware approach to project delivery.
Working Arrangements
This is a hybrid contract opportunity, with a minimum of three days per week in the office or on client sites. The role can be based from:
- Epsom
- London
- Peterborough
- Cambridge
Travel to project locations will be required as necessary.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to work on major UK clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
- Long-term contract opportunity within a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
- Exposure to technically challenging projects across the full engineering lifecycle.
- Opportunity to provide technical leadership and mentor developing engineers.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- Opportunity to contribute to innovative and sustainable water infrastructure solutions.
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If you are an experienced Civil Engineer with a background in UK water infrastructure, clean water, wastewater, hydraulic engineering, or pipeline design, we would like to hear from you. Please apply with your CV to discuss the opportunity in more detail.
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