Principal Dams and Reservoirs Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Dams and Reservoirs Engineer to shape and manage critical dam and reservoir projects. This role involves coordinating design teams, ensuring adherence to UK standards, and delivering integrated solutions for diverse infrastructure sectors. Candidates should be Chartered Civil Engineers with a passion for innovation and sustainability. This position offers opportunities for dynamic project involvement both domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer qualification required.
• Experience in multidisciplinary design delivery is critical.
• Familiarity with the Reservoirs Act and UK design standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical design work to high-quality standards.
• Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and bid proposals.
• Manage time and budgets to meet project milestones.
• Collaborate with teams in the UK and overseas.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

Skills

Chartered Civil Engineer

Interest in developing into Reservoir Supervising Engineer

Leading design delivery

Knowledge of hydraulic and/or geotechnical engineering

In-depth knowledge of UK design standards

Job description

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice and together we face our clients' challenges head‑on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world‑class talent knows no distinctions. Bring your skills to the mix as a Principal Dams and Reservoirs Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of dams and reservoir engineering on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad. We specialise in all aspects of dams and reservoir engineering within multiple challenging and engaging sectors such as Water, Aviation, Energy and Cities & Development. We continue to provide industry‑leading engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client‑side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you.

Your Purpose:

• Coordinate a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high‑quality levels.
• Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

What you can bring:

• Chartered Civil Engineer.
• Interest in developing into the role of Reservoir Supervising Engineer.
• Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Knowledge of hydraulic and/or geotechnical engineering as applied to the management and design of dams and reservoirs and their associated hydraulic structures.
• In‑depth knowledge of current UK design standards, guidance and working practices including the Reservoirs Act.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis? We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end‑to‑end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo. We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net‑Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under‑represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex‑forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

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.