Civil Design Engineers / Engineers / Technician

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking Civil Design Engineers specializing in Water projects. The role involves creating detailed designs and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams on wastewater and clean water networks. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering, ideally possess affiliations with professional institutions, and demonstrate effective client interaction and technical design skills. Join a collaborative environment that values innovation and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or relevant technical subject.
• Affiliation with a professional institution is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interact with clients to understand their needs.
• Create detailed design drawings and documentation.
• Provide input into feasibility designs and optioneering.
• Generate design calculations and reports.
• Collaborate with contractors and stakeholders.
• Mentor graduate engineers.
• Maintain knowledge of British Standards and water specifications.

Skills

Client interaction

Technical design proficiency

Mentoring

Knowledge of British Standards

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or relevant technical subject

Postgraduate qualifications (advantage)

Job description

We are currently in the market to recruit multiple Civil Design Engineers (Water), ideally with wastewater networks and/or clean water networks experience, for a variety of major long‑term water industry frameworks across the UK.

In addition to a range of long‑term programmes across the UK, Tetra Tech and RPS have successfully won a £100 million single‑award framework from United Utilities to support the improvement of river health across the Northwest of England. Under this 10‑year framework, Tetra Tech will drive programme optimisation, develop solutions, and select the preferred options based on best value, lowest carbon, and cost.

About The Team

We are a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development to our Water Industry clients, supporting business planning and delivery. We also work with several major water companies across the UK, holding a broad portfolio of long‑term framework agreements.

About You

As a key member of the Water Consultancy business, your role is critical to delivering great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will work alongside a multi‑disciplinary team of water project experts on capital delivery projects, contributing to optioneering, outline, and detailed design across various frameworks in Wastewater Infrastructure.

Your Responsibilities

• Interacting with clients to grasp their specific needs and preferences.
• Creating an outline and detailed design drawings, and associated construction‑ready documentation.
• Offering input into the development of Feasibility‑level designs and Optioneering assessments.
• Generating concise and well‑organised design calculations, reports, drawings, and other deliverables, including both outline and detailed design drawings and relevant construction‑ready documentation.
• Collaborating with contractors, the supply chain, and various project stakeholders.
• Mentoring and providing support for the professional development of graduate engineers.
• Demonstrating proficiency in technical design across multiple disciplines within project environments.
• Exhibiting effective motivation, influencing, and people‑management skills.
• Maintaining a good grasp and working knowledge of relevant British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice, and Water Specifications.

Qualifications

• Preferably degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a relevant technical subject; postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
• Affiliation with a professional institution such as IET, InstMC, or CIWEM, or in the process of working towards membership and nearing application.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

We are happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours, to support work‑life balance.

Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water! As this is a joint venture, we are resourcing across both our businesses; therefore, your CV may be shared between both Tetra Tech and RPS (A Tetra Tech Company).