Senior Civil Engineer - Wastewater

AECOM; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM in Bristol is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Water Team. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on design across wastewater and water treatment schemes, under long-term frameworks with major water clients.

You will collaborate across disciplines, deliver feasibility studies, outline and detailed designs, and mentor junior engineers while benefiting from a flexible hybrid working model and broad development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in the water sector.
• Experience with wastewater or water treatment schemes.
• Outline and detailed design experience.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, hydraulic modellers, environmental scientists and specialists to deliver UK/overseas projects; develop scope, price proposals and communicate progress.
• Produce feasibility studies, outline and detailed designs, reports and technical specifications.
• Ensure design compliance with applicable standards and regulations; provide technical expertise for interdisciplinary studies.
• Mentor junior team members and support their technical development.

Skills

Water sector experience

Senior level

Education

Chartered / Incorporated or working towards chartered (ICE/CIWEM)

Tools

Engineering calculations

Options appraisal

Economic appraisal

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to support a team of talented engineers and shape the future of the water industry?

We are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing Water Team in our Bristol office - whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

The team is delivering an exciting portfolio of water programmes and projects through long-term frameworks with key clients including Wessex Water, South West Water, Southern Water and Thames Water. As part of our thriving business, you’ll take on rewarding multi-disciplinary projects from inception to delivery, creating innovative solutions that enhance the environment and improve communities.

This role represents a great opportunity to develop your career as a technical engineer, providing solutions on a diverse range of projects that meet the technical challenges of today and tomorrow.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Collaborate: Work closely with our team of engineers, hydraulic modellers, environmental scientists, and technical specialists to deliver a wide range of projects within the UK and overseas. You will deliver to a high level of quality and liaise with clients to develop scope, price proposals and communicate project progress.
• Deliver: Produce feasibility studies, outline designs, detailed designs, reports and technical specifications.
• Quality: Ensure compliance of design with all applicable standards and regulations and provide technical expertise for interdisciplinary analytical studies.
• Mentor: Provide mentorship for junior team members, setting a positive example and contributing to their technical development as engineers.

You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits you. We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are different, so we’re more than happy to discuss part‑time or flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within the water sector at senior level.
• Chartered, incorporated or working towards chartered status with a relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM.
• Experience of undertaking engineering assessments, options appraisals, engineering calculations and/or economic appraisals.
• Experience of outline and/or detailed design, preferably of wastewater or water treatment schemes or flood risk management, assessment or drainage schemes.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. At AECOM, we value everyone’s unique contributions and perspectives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.