Senior Infrastructure Engineer; potable water

Overview

Are you a Civil Infrastructure Engineer looking to grow your technical and operational expertise across the world? Buro Happold is looking to recruit a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our Infrastructure Group in our Bath office, with a particular focus on potable water design. In this role you will bring strong water system design expertise to a team shaping both UK and international projects.

You will play a central part in the design of potable water, wastewater, surface water and recycled water systems, contributing from early concept development through to detailed engineering. A major attraction of the role is the opportunity to work on internationally significant new city‑district master planning programmes
, where entire water networks for new urban areas are being planned from the ground up. This is a rare chance to design large‑scale systems at district and city level, helping define the water strategy and technical approach for major new communities.

Alongside this international work, you will also lead and deliver UK water and infrastructure projects
, providing a balanced workload that combines strategic master planning with practical implementation and detailed project delivery. This blend of responsibilities offers genuine variety, professional growth and exposure to complex, multidisciplinary challenges.

• Develop potable water, wastewater, surface water and recycled water network designs from concept to detailed design.
• Produce technical strategies, calculations, reports and coordinated design outputs in line with UK and international standards.
• Support digital delivery and application of modelling tools across network planning and optimisation.

• Contribute to large‑scale new city and district masterplans, shaping water system concepts and strategies for major international developments.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to integrate water networks with energy, transport, landscape and urban design components.
• Help define sustainable, resilient and efficient water infrastructure for new communities at regional scale.

• Lead and deliver water and infrastructure projects within the UK market, managing scope, deliverables and coordination with wider teams.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders and project partners to ensure clarity of brief, technical quality and smooth delivery.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory requirements, planning processes and best practice relevant to UK water and infrastructure projects.

• Work closely with UK and overseas technical teams, fostering shared workflows, skills transfer and collaborative delivery.
• Support junior colleagues through guidance, reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to internal development of tools, standards and ways of working.

• Strong background in water system engineering, including planning and design of potable, wastewater, surface water and recycled water networks.
• Experience working across concept, preliminary and detailed design stages, ideally within multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of sustainable water management, digital delivery methods, hydraulic modelling or network optimisation tools.
• Ability to operate confidently in client‑facing roles, communicate technical information clearly and manage deliverables.
• Interest in or experience with international master planning, major urban development projects or complex multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Knowledge of UK design standards, water sector regulations and planning processes.
• A collaborative, proactive approach with enthusiasm for working across global teams and contributing to both strategic city‑scale planning and local UK project delivery.
• Ambition to grow into a role offering technical challenge, project diversity and the chance to influence infrastructure on a significant scale.

• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Private Medical Health.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Flexible Benefits - including…