Development Engineer

YTL Arena Bristol; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in England seeks a Development Engineer to lead a team managing and advising on new developments affecting public sewerage and water systems. Candidates should have strong organisational and communication skills, with a degree in engineering preferred. Benefits include a generous pension contribution, healthcare package, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Combined pension contribution of up to 20%

Career progression opportunities

25 days' holiday rising to 28

Healthcare package

Life assurance of up to eight times your salary

Cashback and discounts from thousands of retailers

Qualifications

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Successful experience as a people manager.
• Positive attitude and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and advise on new developments affecting sewerage and water systems.
• Assess and comment on sewerage proposals by developers.
• Ensure that proposals meet required standards and regulatory timescales.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

People management

Education

Degree in engineering

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

0588 • Wiltshire • Opened on: 17 Oct 2025 • Closing on: 14 Nov 2025 • Wessex Water • £50,000 • Permanent • Engineering

What you’ll do

Our Developer Services team is responsible for reviewing new development proposals and protecting Wessex Water's supply and sewerage network. We pride ourselves on delivering professional, high-quality service to our customers.

In this role, you will lead a team of Engineers, technicians and Site Inspectors working from our Trowbridge and Bridgwater sites, splitting your time between the two offices. You’ll lead on advising on developments likely to affect the public sewerage and water supply systems, including technical assessment of sewerage infrastructure proposed for adoption and proposals to divert public sewers and water mains.

Day to day, the team works to tight timescales and budgetary limits while maintaining effective relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders. You’ll lead all team activities, ensuring everyone remains motivated, customer-focused and fully efficient. You’ll lead on problem-solving and decision-making for the team and assist with implementing business initiatives and improving processes across the department.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• exercising control over new development likely to affect the public sewerage and water supply system
• assessing, commenting and advising on the implications of new sewerage proposals by developers
• assessing new sewerage infrastructure proposed for adoption, ensuring it meets the required standards
• procuring and monitoring agreements for proposed works relating to the adoption of sewers and diversion of public sewers and water mains
• ensuring regulatory timescales are met and budgets managed efficiently
• maintaining and building relationships with external and internal customers

What you’ll need

To be a successful Development Engineer, you will be highly organised with excellent attention to detail. You will also be able to work under pressure and prioritise your workload to meet target levels of service, as well as being a confident communicator to all levels of the business and with external customers. You’ll need to demonstrate previous success as a people manager with a positive attitude, be able to implement performance management and have personal resilience and excellent organisation and decision-making skills.

In Addition, We Are Looking For

• a degree in engineering (beneficial but not essential)
• A working knowledge of the Water and Sewerage Adoption Codes, DCG and relevant legislation
• A conceptual understanding of Sustainable Drainage and its role in infrastructure development
• computer literacy
• a full UK driving licence

What you’ll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.