Senior Civil Engineer - Wastewater

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Water Team in Bristol or St Albans, with a flexible hybrid working model.

You will collaborate with engineers, hydraulic modellers, and environmental scientists to deliver feasibility studies, outlines, and detailed designs for water projects across the UK.

We welcome Chartered or working towards chartered status, and offer career development, mentoring, and a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering.
• Experience working within the water sector.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate: Work with engineers, hydraulic modellers, environmental scientists and technical specialists to deliver projects in the UK and overseas, developing scope, price proposals and communicating progress.
• Deliver: Produce feasibility studies, outline designs, detailed designs, reports and technical specifications.
• Quality: Ensure design compliance with standards and provide technical input for interdisciplinary studies.
• Mentor: provide mentorship for junior team members and support their technical development.

Skills

Water sector experience

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered or working towards chartered status

Job description

• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: Water
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Bristol, 3 Rivergate

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldâs most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

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 or St Albans 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 teamof 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.

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you! Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!

Thrive with us.

You’ll flourish in our inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued - and let's not forget the perks!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

Ready for the challenge?Here’s what we need from you:

• Degree (orequivalent ) in Civil Engineering.
• Experience working within the water sector.
• Chartered/Incorporated or working towards chartered statuswith a relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM.
• Experience of undertaking engineering assessments, options appraisals, engineering calculations and / or economic appraisals.
• Experience of outline and/ordetailed design, preferably of wastewater orwater treatment schemes or flood risk management,assessment or drainage schemes.

Additional Information

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.

Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are aDisabilityConfidentEmployer 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 theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

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