Civil Engineer - Water Major Projects

Location/s:
Cambridge, Reading, London, Leeds, Sheffield, Belfast, Bristol, UK

Recruiter contact:
Laura Kennedy

You will support the delivery of major water infrastructure programmes, particularly during the earlier engineering stages of feasibility, concept and outline design, contributing to the development of robust and well-integrated solutions. You will provide support to projects through planning and consenting processes, in particular the Development Consent Order process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in the UK.

• Support delivery of front-end engineering (feasibility, concept and outline design)
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to coordinated and integrated designs
• Assist in the development of consentable schemes, including input to planning and DCO processes
• Prepare and contribute to technical deliverables, reports and design outputs
• Undertake design calculations and analysis, and support design reviews
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders and internal teams
• Work collaboratively with senior staff and learn from technical leaders and specialists
• Support bids and proposals where required
• Contribute to innovation, digital tools and best practice development
• Follow health, safety, environmental and quality requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering (or related discipline)
• Experience working within the UK water sector
• Experience in civil engineering design and analysis
• Understanding of water and/or wastewater standards and specifications
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to contribute to delivering technically sound and cost-effective solutions
• Proactive and adaptable approach to learning and project delivery
• Commitment to professional development, ideally working towards chartership
• Exposure to front-end engineering stages (feasibility or concept design)
• Awareness of planning and consenting processes, including NSIPs/DCO
• Experience in pipelines, water/wastewater treatment, reservoirs, flood risk or large-scale infrastructure projects
• Understanding of CDM principles
• Familiarity with digital engineering tools (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, modelling)
• Interest in sustainability and low‑carbon design
• Willingness to travel to sites and other offices as required
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly for the purpose of technical reports

• Work on nationally significant projects with real social and environmental impact
• Be part of an employee-owned business, where people are central to success
• Learn from and collaborate with experienced industry professionals
• Access structured training, mentorship and career development opportunities
• Develop your skills across multi-disciplinary major projects

• Financial wellbeing
  • We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
  • Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary.
  • Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
  • Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
  • As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Employee Ownership
  • Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
  • Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
  • As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
  • Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
  • For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• Health and wellbeing
  • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
  • Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
  • Access to Peppy, providing free…