Senior Civil Engineer Water Wastewater

About the Role

The UK water sector is entering a period of unprecedented investment and transformation. As Egis accelerates the growth of its Water Business in the UK we are building a high-performing Civil Engineering team to help shape this next chapter.

We are inviting applicants who want to play a meaningful role in delivering major water and wastewater programmes. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment you will contribute to technically robust sustainable and innovative treatment solutions across nationally significant projects.

This is a rare opportunity to join at a key stage of our UK growth journey helping to establish shape and expand a civil engineering capability built on Egis global infrastructure expertise and long-term commitment to the sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead defined civil design tasks or work packages across feasibility optioneering concept outline and detailed design for water wastewater and bioresources/sludge treatment projects.
• Prepare check and coordinate civil engineering deliverables including calculations layouts models drawings schedules specifications design reports and technical notes.
• Take ownership of assigned civil packages managing technical quality discipline interfaces scope budget programme and change.
• Lead site visits surveys data reviews and technical discussions with clients operators contractors suppliers and technology providers.
• Develop practical civil design solutions and hydraulic models for treatment works tanks channels chambers buried/above-ground structures pipework supports access arrangements drainage utilities foundations platforms and site layouts.
• Coordinate interfaces with Process Mechanical EICA structural architectural geotechnical construction and operations teams including access lifting maintainability constructability and temporary works considerations.
• Support CDM/safety-by-design reviews design risk assessments carbon reduction materials selection buildability reviews HAZOP/SWIFT input and technical assurance processes.
• Review supplier/contractor submissions respond to technical queries and support construction commissioning handover and asset integration where required.
• Mentor Engineers and Graduates and contribute to civil design standards templates digital workflows and delivery improvements.
• Support business development and work-winning through bid inputs scope development technical responses and client-facing contributions.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• BEng/MEng or equivalent in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or significant CEng-level experience while actively progressing towards chartership with a recognised institution such as ICE or similar.
• Typically 6 years relevant civil engineering design experience.
• Background must be from water wastewater biosolids/bioresources environmental infrastructure process/treatment works or other relevant civil engineering design environments.
• Proven ability to deliver civil design packages within multidisciplinary water/wastewater projects ideally including non-infrastructure treatment works.
• Strong practical experience in civil layouts hydraulic structures tanks chambers drainage site development pipework corridors foundations retaining structures access constructability and buildability.
• Experience supporting HAZOPs SWIFT reviews constructability reviews temporary works discussions technical assurance commissioning handover or performance testing.
• Ability to prepare and check civil calculations drawings models specifications reports schedules and procurement/supporting documentation.
• Working knowledge of UK water industry standards CESWI CDM 2015 safety-by-design sustainable design principles and relevant client standards.
• Experience using civil design software and digital delivery environments such as Civil 3D hydraulic modelling tools (e.g. HADES) GIS platforms and BIM-enabled workflows.
• Good commercial awareness and ability to deliver to agreed scope budget and programme.
• Strong communication skills including ability to lead technical discussions and present recommendations clearly.
• Able to travel to operational works and construction sites as required and act safely in live water/wastewater environments.

Desirable Skills / Knowledge

• Experience with AMP8 WINEP SROs D&B alliance or major capital delivery environments.
• Experience in water recycling/reuse wastewater treatment sludge/bioresources energy recovery odour control chemical dosing package plant reed beds/NbS low-carbon design or…