Associate​/Associate Director - Clean Water Process Engineer - National

Apply Your Expertise Across One of the Industry's Most Significant Water Portfolios

At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients, communities, and the environment.

We are looking for an Associate or Associate Director Process Engineer with expertise in clean water and municipal drinking water treatment to join our growing Water team. You will help to lead the delivery of innovative, sustainable, and technically excellent solutions across a diverse portfolio of clean water and municipal drinking water treatment projects, alongside major water resource, resilience, and infrastructure programmes for clients across the UK water sector.

Join us at a pivotal moment for the UK water industry. AMP8 represents a step change in investment, creating opportunities to work on some of the most significant infrastructure programmes in a generation, including strategic reservoir developments, water resource schemes, treatment works upgrades, and major resilience projects that will help secure water supplies for decades to come.

This is an opportunity to work on some of the UK's most cutting edge, iconic projects for leading water companies. Alongside these flagship projects, you'll contribute to major engineering programmes across the UK and internationally. We're committed to providing industry-leading solutions throughout the project lifecycle, adding value through client-side and construction-phase support.

When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence.

You’ll benefit from:

• Working on some of the UK's most complex and high-profile projects.
• Contribute to nationally significant infrastructure programmes
• Shape the future of water services for generations to come.
• A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Structured career development and opportunities to propel your career into technical or leadership pathways.

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office or site based. This position is available in any of our main hub offices of London, Epsom, Bristol, Birmingham, or Manchester.

As an Associate or Associate Director Clean Water Process Engineer, you will play a key role in the delivery of significant water infrastructure projects while supporting the growth and development of the Process and Water teams.

You will:

• Lead and develop a team of Clean Water Process Engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality technical design solutions for complex projects.
• Provide technical leadership across the regional and national D&AT practice, driving best practice, capability growth, and continuous improvement.
• Build and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across AtkinsRéalis, clients, and partners to deliver integrated solutions and maximise project value.
• Support clients in shaping infrastructure programmes through needs assessment, option development, scope definition, and business case development.
• Collaborate with UK and international teams to deliver innovative, compliant, and commercially successful project outcomes.

We're seeking technically strong, commercially aware engineers who enjoy collaborative working and take a proactive approach to solving complex challenges. You will be confident leading multidisciplinary teams, developing client relationships, and delivering high-quality solutions while supporting and mentoring less experienced engineers.

You’ll ideally bring:

• A degree in Chemical or…