Associate​/Associate Director Dams and Reservoirs Engineer; National

Help shape the future of dam and reservoir safety in the UK.

AtkinsRéalis is at the forefront of some of the UK's most significant dam, reservoir and hydraulic structures projects, helping clients manage ageing assets, improve resilience, deliver nationally important new reservoirs and address the challenges of climate change.

We are looking for an experienced Associate or Associate Director to join our growing Dams, Reservoirs & Hydraulic Structures discipline within our Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) Practice. This is an opportunity to take a key role in solving complex technical challenges, contributing to some of the UK's'highest-profile reservoir safety and water resource projects such as Lincolnshire, Fens, Broad Oak and Havant Thicket reservoirs.

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant water resource, energy and reservoir safety projects, including new strategic reservoir developments, reservoir safety improvement works, dam risk and asset management programmes and hydraulic structures projects for major UK clients including Thames Water, South East Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Drax Power, SSE and the Environment Agency.

This role offers the opportunity to lead technical approaches, challenge established thinking and help shape solutions to some of the sector's most complex dam, reservoir safety and hydraulic structures challenges. You'll join one of the UK's leading dams and reservoir engineering teams, bringing together expertise in dam engineering, reservoir safety, hydraulics, geotechnics, civil engineering, asset management and risk assessment.

As a key member of our team, you'll play a vital role in solving complex multidisciplinary reservoir safety and hydraulic structure challenges, integrating your growing skills with a range of specialist disciplines to deliver high-quality dam, reservoir and hydraulic structure outcomes. We're committed to providing industry-leading solutions throughout the project and asset lifecycle, adding value through advisory, design and construction-phase support.

Whether you're honing your business skills or working towards a future Panel Engineer appointment, you'll be supported to broaden your expertise, grow your professional profile and take on increasing leadership responsibilities.

Become part of a team where every voice matters, and together we can tackle our clients' toughest challenges. We foster a diverse and inclusive environment where world-class talent thrives without boundaries. For us, collaboration isn't'a buzzword. We value the different perspectives our people bring and recognise everyone for their contributions equally.

We also know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you with whatever you need.

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position is based in our Epsom, Peterborough, Bristol, Swansea, Manchester, or Glasgow offices.

The role will offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to apply knowledge, experience, and problem-solving skills whilst providing great opportunities for technical and career development.

As an Associate or Associate Director in our Dams, Reservoirs & Hydraulic Structures discipline, the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:

• Lead the development of high-quality project deliverables for reservoir and hydraulic structure aspects of single discipline and complex multi-disciplinary projects, working with the project management team to successfully manage time and budgets to key project requirements.

• Lead teams of engineers and scientists to deliver technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary reservoir and hydraulic structures projects following relevant international, national and project specific guidance, design codes and standards, and to high-quality levels, on time and budget.

• Direct the delivery of technical work across multiple projects, managing the production of high-quality study reports, designs, calculations, drawings and construction documentation to meet client, programme and commercial objectives.

• Provide technical leadership, assurance and independent challenge across complex projects, evaluating assumptions, methodologies and recommendations, identifying risks and opportunities, and guiding teams towards robust, proportionate and effective engineering solutions.

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with clients, supporting the delivery of…