Senior Dams & Reservoirs Engineer | Hybrid

AECO; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Core benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Development opportunities

Job summary

AECOM Bristol, UK is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer specializing in Dams & Reservoirs to lead the design and delivery of reservoir and dam projects across the UK and beyond, including safety upgrades and resilience schemes.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with regulators and water companies, support bids, and contribute to sustainable water resource management within a flexible hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Water Resources Engineering.
• Experience in reservoir engineering, water resource management, or related consultancy roles.
• Experience in leading projects and tasks, managing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of reservoir and dam projects, including embankments, spillways, outlet works, dam raising, and remediation works.
• Provide technical leadership for feasibility studies, options appraisals, outline and detailed design, and construction support.
• Undertake and review dam safety assessments, hydrology studies, flood routing, drawdown assessments, and dam breach analyses.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports, specifications, drawings, and design documentation.
• Coordinate with Panel Engineers, regulators, water companies, contractors, and lead site inspections, investigations, and asset condition assessments.

Skills

Project leadership

Reservoir engineering

Water resources management

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Water Resources Engineering

Job description

AECOM Bristol, UK is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer specializing in Dams & Reservoirs to lead the design and delivery of reservoir and dam projects across the UK and beyond, including safety upgrades and resilience schemes.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with regulators and water companies, support bids, and contribute to sustainable water resource management within a flexible hybrid work model.