Senior Principal EICA 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 EICA 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 an EICA engineering capability built on Egis global infrastructure expertise and long-term commitment to the sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for the discipline within the UK water/wastewater treatment design team.
• Act as discipline lead sub-lead or senior technical authority on complex projects across feasibility optioneering design construction support commissioning and handover.
• Set and maintain discipline design standards checking requirements design risk processes digital workflows and quality expectations.
• Lead and assure complex deliverables key technical decisions supplier packages contractor submissions and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Drive integrated Process Mechanical EICA MEP civil/structural construction and operational coordination to deliver efficient buildable and maintainable solutions.
• Lead senior client engagement technical workshops design reviews optioneering and value engineering.
• Embed modern delivery approaches including digital design simulation automation standardisation data-led decision making and supplier integration.
• Support project directors and project managers with technical risk scope resourcing programme budget change control and design quality.
• Build and develop the discipline sub-team through recruitment mentoring line management succession planning and professional development.
• Support business planning work winning client development bid strategy and growth of Egis UK water/wastewater treatment capability.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• BEng/MEng or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status with a relevant professional institution.
• Typically 1012 years relevant experience including significant UK water/wastewater treatment utilities process energy or infrastructure design experience.
• Proven track record leading discipline design and technical assurance on complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of UK regulated water sector drivers water company asset standards CDM 2015 safety-by-design environmental/regulatory requirements and common delivery models.
• Deep technical expertise in the relevant discipline with ability to guide review and approve complex engineering decisions.
• Demonstrable experience developing people including mentoring line management technical coaching recruitment or resource planning.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills with credibility to lead senior technical conversations and influence project direction.
• Strong commercial and delivery awareness including scope development fee estimating programme/resource planning risk management and change control.
• Strong digital and innovation mindset with experience embedding improved tools data workflows simulation automation BIM/MEP coordination or standardised delivery approaches.

Desirable Skills / Knowledge

• Experience as discipline lead design manager technical director associate-level lead or sub-team lead within consultancy contractor water company technology provider or engineering business.
• Strong UK water sector client…