Civil Design Engineer - Water Industry

Tetra Tech Europe; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking a Civil Design Engineer to support water infrastructure projects across the UK. The role involves developing technical designs for treatment plants, pipelines, and more, in a hybrid work setting.

Key responsibilities include multidisciplinary coordination, client engagement, and mentoring junior engineers. A degree in Civil Engineering is required, with a preference for postgraduate qualifications and professional membership.

The role combines office work with regular site visits to ensure project success and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline required.
• Postgraduate qualifications and chartership are preferred.
• Membership in a relevant professional institution is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Produce robust outline and detailed civil designs.
• Integrate civil inputs with various engineering disciplines.
• Manage design outputs to meet time, cost, and quality targets.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to team capability.

Skills

Technical design proficiency

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client and stakeholder engagement

Delivery and quality assurance

People development and leadership

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline

Postgraduate qualifications

Chartership or working towards chartership

Job description

Transform water infrastructure across the UK

Purpose and scope of the role

Tetra Tech’s Water Consultancy is seeking multiple Civil Design Engineers to support long‑term water industry frameworks across the UK, including major programmes in water and wastewater treatment plant design, river health, sewerage infrastructure and wider asset upgrades. You will contribute to outline and detailed designs, construction‑ready drawings and technical documentation for treatment works, pumping stations, rising mains, pipelines and site layouts.

Daily activities will include client engagement, feasibility and optioneering inputs, interdisciplinary coordination and delivery of technical outputs for multi‑million‑pound programmes within AMP8 and AMP9. You will work in multidisciplinary teams, supporting the integration of civil design with structural, mechanical, electrical and ICA disciplines, and mentoring graduate engineers where required.

Your Impact In This Position

In the short term, you will deliver accurate and practical design packages that support procurement, construction and successful project outcomes. Over the medium term, you will take greater ownership of design workstreams, improve technical efficiency and contribute to low‑carbon, resilient solutions for water and wastewater treatment and wider infrastructure projects. Longer term, you will help shape high‑quality design delivery across significant UK frameworks and support the development of other engineers in the team.

Core Capabilities

• Technical design proficiency — Produce robust outline and detailed civil designs, calculations and construction documentation to UK standards for water and wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructure.
• Multidisciplinary coordination — Integrate civil inputs with structural, mechanical, electrical and ICA disciplines, contributing to coordinated design reviews and efficient delivery.
• Client and stakeholder engagement — Translate client requirements into pragmatic design solutions and maintain clear, professional liaison with contractors, partners and internal teams.
• Delivery and quality assurance — Manage design outputs to time, cost and quality targets, applying CDM requirements and robust assurance processes throughout.
• People development and leadership — Mentor junior staff, share best practice and contribute to team capability, knowledge capture and continuous improvement.

Skills, qualifications and experience

Expected: degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. Desirable: postgraduate qualifications and chartership, or working towards chartership; membership of a relevant professional institution.

Work patterns and locations

Hybrid roles across regional offices with regular site visits.

Equality and Diversity Statement

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day‑to‑day role.