Associate / Associate Director - Civil Engineer (Water)

WSP in the UK & Ireland; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector is seeking an Associate / Associate Director - Civil Engineer to join their team in London. This role involves managing project delivery and multi-disciplinary teams while contributing to innovative approaches in the water industry. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering and experience in civil engineering design, with opportunities for mentoring and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience managing civil engineering design teams.
• Proven project delivery within budgets and schedules.
• Mentoring or coaching experience with junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of project delivery, including health & safety, technical quality, schedule, and budget.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams.
• Build client relationships to ensure project outcomes and satisfaction.

Skills

Project delivery

Team management

Client-facing experience

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status or progress toward ICE or CIWEM membership

Job description

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Our Regulated Water Asset Design team serves the municipal water sector in the UK and internationally. We hold long-term frameworks with water companies like Severn Trent Water and South West Water, and collaborate with blue-chip contractors such as Costain and Galliford Try, delivering projects across wastewater treatment, water treatment, sewerage, and water networks.

Our hybrid working model combines remote work with top-quality office environments.

We Are Guided By The Following Principles

• We value our people and our reputation.
• We are locally dedicated with international scale.
• We are future-focused and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

A Little More About Your Role…

Due to increased demand, we are recruiting to support the AMP8 water industry capital investment programme. If you have relevant water industry design experience, we can tailor your experience to your career ambitions. If you're from a different engineering sector, we offer mentoring and training to transition into the water sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of project delivery, including health & safety, technical quality, schedule, and budget.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams.
• Shape service delivery and identify opportunities for additional services within WSP UK and internationally.
• Build client relationships to ensure project outcomes and satisfaction.
• Contribute to innovative approaches, new services, and digital products.
• Support our Future Ready and Net Zero initiatives.
• Act as an ambassador for best practices within the Asset Design team and client initiatives.
• Prepare bids, develop resources, and manage budgets.
• Line manage and mentor graduate engineers and apprentices.
• Participate in recruitment and team growth.
• Continue developing your technical, managerial, and leadership skills.

What We Will Be Looking For

• A degree in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered status or significant progress toward ICE or CIWEM membership.
• Experience managing civil engineering design teams.
• Proven project delivery within budgets and schedules.
• Experience in linear civil infrastructure or industrial/process design roles.
• Mentoring or coaching experience with junior staff.
• Client-facing experience.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

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