Civil Engineer

Location/s

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff; UK

Laura Kennedy

The Water Utilities Division is the centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work focuses on ensuring safe water supplies, preventing urban flooding, and improving river and coastal environments. Teams provide services across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility studies to detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and handover.

The role involves working on a diverse range of design projects, including:

• Water treatment
• Water distribution and storage
• Wastewater drainage and recycling
• Desalination

Clients include UK water utility companies and other governmental and private organisations.

Responsibilities include:

working across multiple UK and Ireland water companies; participating in multidisciplinary design teams; preparing design submissions; undertaking concept, preliminary, and detailed design; collaborating with clients and stakeholders; and delivering excellence every day.

• Civil engineering degree
• Water and/or wastewater engineering design experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of health, safety, and environmental priorities
• Proactive, adaptable approach

• Working towards chartership
• Strong digital capability
• Experience or desire to develop project management skills

We do not currently offer sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applicants who are eligible for other UK immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Hybrid working policy supports flexibility and well‑being, allowing you and your manager to choose the most effective working arrangements.

We promote fair employment practices and aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

We support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Contact reaso for assistance.

• Employee pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary, optional increase to 6x
• Income protection scheme with long‑term illness support
• Flexible benefits (life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, wills)
• Annual bonus schemes

• No external investors – shared success culture
• Stake and voice in business outcomes through bonuses
• Stake grows with career progression
• Direct pathway to ownership for senior roles
• Opportunity to influence senior leadership decisions

• Private medical insurance for UK colleagues
• Health cash plan
• Access to menopause support program (Peppy)
• Well‑being support and family benefits
• Salary flexibility for health benefits extended to family

• Minimum 33-35 days holiday, plus public holidays; option to buy or sell leave
• 35 days after 5 years’ service
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave
• Shared parental leave at up to 24 weeks full pay
• Additional up to 5 caring days, 2 paid

• Annual professional institution subscription
• Opportunities for technical and soft skills growth through mentoring, training and self‑development

• Employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parent/carer communities
• Community engagement via social outcomes

Please submit your application to join our team.