Description:
Following recent framework successes, we are expanding our multidisciplinary Water Division and have exciting opportunities for Senior Associate Civil Engineers to join our teams in Manchester, Leeds, or Liverpool.
Our work spans a broad and diverse portfolio of water‑related design projects, including:
- Water treatment
- Water distribution systems
- Wastewater recycling
- Industrial process water
- Desalination
- Irrigation schemes
- Hydropower
- Flood defence and resilience
We support every stage of the project lifecycle — from feasibility and optioneering through detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and final handover.
As part of our team, you will contribute specialist technical expertise to colleagues across our global business, giving you the chance to work on varied, high‑profile, and technically challenging assignments. Our clients include most UK water utility companies, as well as governmental organisations and private‑sector partners in the UK and internationally.
Key Responsibilities And Duties Include
- Working across several different UK water authorities, with a main focus on United Utilities as a key client
- Working as part of multi-disciplinary design teams in project delivery
- Review of design submissions to ensure compliance with contract requirements
- Undertaking studies, concept, preliminary and detailed design
- Interfacing and liaising with clients and other stakeholders
- Mentoring and contributing to the development of other staff
- Providing leadership and mentoring to other civil engineers, you will be responsible for checking and reviewing design documents and providing technical direction to projects
- Using your experience and expertise you will ensure that designs are fit for purpose and meet current legislation and standards
- You will lead the integration of the civil design with that of other disciplines
- You will work in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work
Candidate specification
Essential
- Civil Engineering degree or other relevant degree
- Chartered (ICE or equivalent)
- Experience of leading engineering design and/or multi-disciplinary design teams on water or wastewater projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues
- Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios
Desirable
- Strong digital capability (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, Pipeline hydraulics software)
- Contributed towards the identification and development of low carbon solutions