Civil Engineer (Water)

Sweco UK Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Civil Engineer in Leeds, where you will have the opportunity to work on innovative water-related projects. This role offers flexibility, allowing you to work a minimum of 3 days a week in the office while collaborating with a diverse team of engineers. You will be involved in projects from conception to completion, supporting project managers and delivering high-quality design solutions. With a focus on sustainability and innovative practices, you will be a key player in addressing urbanisation and water management challenges. If you are eager to develop your expertise and make a real difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering and progress towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater non-infrastructure design.

Responsibilities

• Deliver design solutions for non-infrastructure water projects.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and manage project deliverables.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team working

Water and wastewater design

Process engineering

Contract administration

Education

Relevant degree

Working towards Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Join us to transform society.

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Civil Engineer to join our design team in Leeds as part of a multi-disciplinary department providing detailed designs for water-related projects in the UK. This role can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

Sweco has over 22,000 designers, engineers, and consultancy experts across the UK and Europe, and together with our clients, we co-create solutions that address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable.

Our water teams have a global know-how of industry-leading technologies and are providing skills and inventive solutions across the full spectrum of lifecycle services in both water engineering and wider water management. These abilities are recognised by our clients, evidenced not least in our work on AMP7 Frameworks with 7 out of the 12 UK water and sewerage companies.

We’ll work with you to develop your technical expertise so that you can become a real Difference Maker and develop sustainable and innovative solutions to address these issues. You’ll join a growing team of Engineers working together towards the best client outcomes.

We are looking for individuals who can challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environment, and regulatory challenges for these clients. The role offers an opportunity for successful candidates to broaden and diversify their expertise.

What does the role involve?

Working within our water team on non-infrastructure projects, you will act as a Design Engineer and undertake the delivery of design solutions and associated outputs and the co-ordination with other disciplines.

You will be involved in projects from conception to completion including: supporting the Project Manager to clarify the project brief, agree deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy; undertaking elements of the detailed design as directed: e.g. calculations, drawings, sketches, reports, etc. to achieve the optimum solution for the project; assessing, documenting and communicating design changes to the Project Manager; being aware of work requirements and taking personal responsibility in delivering this to agreed time, cost, and quality requirements; attending “close out meetings” and recommending/implementing improvements to policy, processes, and project management methods.

What we’re looking for from you:

1. A relevant degree and be working towards Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution e.g. ICE or CIWEM.
2. Strong interpersonal/team working skills, with a good working relationship with all levels of the organisation, clients, and contractors, together with the ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner both verbally and written.
3. Good knowledge and experience of water and wastewater non-infrastructure design including an understanding of the basics and the integration of multidisciplinary elements including process engineering and MEICA.
4. Experience in design, contract and tender preparation, tender assessment, and contract administration.

What’s in it for you?

This is an exciting time to join Sweco and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco!