Civil Design Engineer - Water Industry

Tetra Tech; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech's Water Consultancy in the UK is seeking Civil Design Engineers to support long-term water industry frameworks, delivering outline and detailed designs and construction-ready drawings for treatment works, pumping stations, rising mains and pipelines.

You will deliver robust design packages, take ownership of design workstreams over time, and mentor junior engineers while contributing to low-carbon, resilient water infrastructure across major UK programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline required.
• Postgraduate qualifications and/or chartership desirable or working towards chartership.

Responsibilities

• Produce robust outline and detailed civil designs and construction documentation for water/wastewater assets.
• Coordinate civil inputs with mechanical, structural, electrical, and ICA disciplines.
• Translate client requirements into pragmatic design solutions and liaise with contractors and internal teams.
• Manage design outputs to time, cost and quality targets, following CDM and assurance processes.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to team capability and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Technical design

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client liaison

Delivery & QA

Mentorship

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Postgraduate qualifications desirable

Chartered engineer desirable

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.

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. Long 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.

Why join Tetra Tech?

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science to solve our clients' most complex problems.

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.