Senior Civil Project Engineer

Pertemps; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in water treatment as a Senior Civil Project Engineer. You’ll oversee multiple water network projects, ensuring design integrity and risk management while contributing to sustainable water solutions. Enjoy a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

26 days holiday, increasing to 30

Contributory pension scheme

Personal medical assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Hold an Engineering HNC or degree in Civil Engineering.
• Be a chartered engineer or nearing chartership.
• Understanding of health & safety in construction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design development of water network projects.
• Identify and mitigate project risks.
• Support Project Teams during commissioning.

Skills

Project delivery principles

Health & Safety

Design review

Education

Engineering HNC or degree

Chartered engineer status

Job description

Are you ready to make a real impact? We’re looking for passionate, driven individuals to help shape the future of water treatment in London and the surrounding areas. Join us in modernising our Water Treatment Works and play a vital role in delivering essential services while protecting the environment for future generations.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Civil Project Engineer

• Oversee the design development of several water network projects by engineers and consultants from the initial concept design and feasibility stage to contract award.
• Identify, analyse, mitigate project risks and realise opportunities to enable scope definition and robust pricing by contractors.
• Ensure that contractors and any design changes during construction undertake the detailed design.
• Be responsible for providing the Project Teams with the support they need during commissioning and handover of assets.
• Undertake design reviews, ensuring robust and safe solutions whilst meeting business and operational requirements.
• Act as the key contact for the CDM Designer or Principal Designer role during the initial design stages.

Hybrid – Maple Lodge

As part of this role, you must be on site 2-3 days a week, 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate must drive and have a car, but please do apply if you don't, as we are open to those without.

What you should bring to the role

• Hold an Engineering HNC or a degree, or a master’s degree in a specific Engineering discipline – this will ideally be in a Civil Discipline.
• Be a chartered engineer or approaching chartership status with a relevant professional organisation.
• Understanding the principles of project delivery in process industries.
• Understanding of Health & Safety in the Construction industry.
• Understanding the decision of industrial processes in their Engineering discipline.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £46,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.