Civil Water Engineer - National

AtkinsRéalis Group; Ewell; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong pipeline

Major framework work

Chartership support

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Influence project outcomes

Innovation culture

Hybrid working

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Civil Engineer to join our growing Water team, delivering projects for UK water companies, authorities and environment organisations. You will work across water, highways, development infrastructure, utilities, applying your skills to major environmental challenges and regulated/non-regulated projects.

With a strong pipeline and framework access, you’ll contribute to planning, design, and delivery, develop practical, innovative engineering solutions, and progress toward

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering design and project delivery.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Working towards Chartership or recently Chartered with ICE or CIWEM.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to take ownership of technical tasks and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and delivering practical, sustainable engineering solutions.
• Water industry experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil engineering design and assessment for water and environmental infrastructure projects.
• Take ownership of technical work packages and support the successful delivery of projects from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple disciplines to develop integrated and sustainable outcomes.
• Support project delivery from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction across multiple framework commissions.
• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project partners, developing confidence in client-facing responsibilities.
• Contribute to project planning, coordination, and resource management, building your experience in leading project teams and delivering successful outcomes.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of new technologies.
• Help identify opportunities that create additional value for clients and communities.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Proactive problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Deliver civil engineering design and assessment for water and environmental infrastructure projects.
• Take ownership of technical work packages and support the successful delivery of projects from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple disciplines to develop integrated and sustainable outcomes.
• Support project delivery from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction across multiple framework commissions.
• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project partners, developing confidence in client-facing responsibilities.
• Contribute to project planning, coordination, and resource management, building your experience in leading project teams and delivering successful outcomes.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of new technologies.
• Help identify opportunities that create additional value for clients and communities.

We are interested in people who possess some of these skills and experiences, but it is not necessary to meet every requirement. We will work with you to help shape and develop the career path that is right for you.

What we're looking for / Requirements

We are looking for people who demonstrate a willingness to learn, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to work collaboratively within diverse project teams. You'll ideally bring:

• Experience in civil engineering design and project delivery.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Working towards Chartership or recently Chartered with ICE or CIWEM, or another relevant professional institution.
• A collaborative approach and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• The ability to take ownership of technical tasks and coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with growing confidence in client-facing roles.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and delivering practical, sustainable engineering solutions.
• A commitment to technical excellence, innovation, and continuous professional development.
• Water industry experience is not required.

At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

About the role

We are seeking a Civil Engineer to join our growing Water team, helping to deliver a diverse portfolio of projects for UK water companies, local authorities, and environment organisations. Whether your experience is in water, highways, development infrastructure, utilities, or another civil engineering discipline, this role offers the opportunity to apply your skills to some of the UK's most important environmental and infrastructure challenges. With a strong pipeline of work secured through major frameworks and long-term investment programmes, you will join a nationally connected team delivering projects across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to build your career in the water sector, broaden your technical expertise, work towards Chartership, and play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure for future generations. You will contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of regulated and non-regulated projects that support clean water, wastewater, flood resilience, environmental improvement, and sustainable development. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will help develop practical and innovative engineering solutions that create lasting benefits for communities and the environment. When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence.

Benefits and Perks

You will benefit from:

• Access to a strong and growing pipeline of water sector work.
• Opportunities to work across major framework commissions for nationally significant water infrastructure programmes.
• Structured Chartership and professional development support.
• Collaboration with leading multidisciplinary teams across water, environment, infrastructure, and project delivery across the UK and internationally.
• Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.
• A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position can be based from any of our major offices of London Nova, Epsom, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, or Glasgow.

About AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We are committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Diversity and Inclusion

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Rewards and Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.