Senior Infrastructure Engineer (potable water)

Buro Happold; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Private Medical Health

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Flexible Benefits

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy based in Bath is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to bolster their Infrastructure Group. This role focuses on the design of potable water, wastewater, and surface water systems, contributing to significant UK and international projects. Candidates should have a strong background in water systems engineering and experience with multidisciplinary teams. Benefits include 25 days of holiday, hybrid working arrangements, and various health and well-being perks.

Qualifications

• Strong background in planning and design of potable, wastewater, surface water and recycled water networks.
• Experience across concept, preliminary and detailed design stages.
• Understanding of sustainable water management and digital delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop water network designs from concept to detailed.
• Lead UK water and infrastructure projects, managing scope and deliverables.
• Contribute to international masterplanning for major developments.

Skills

Water system engineering

Client-facing communication

Sustainable water management

Hydraulic modelling

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Overview

Are you a Civil Infrastructure Engineer looking to grow your technical and operational expertise across the world? Buro Happold is looking to recruit a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our Infrastructure Group in our Bath office, with a particular focus on potable water design. In this role you will bring strong water system design expertise to a team shaping both UK and international projects. You will play a central part in the design of potable water, wastewater, surface water and recycled water systems, contributing from early concept development through to detailed engineering. A major attraction of the role is the opportunity to work on internationally significant new city‑district masterplanning programmes, where entire water networks for new urban areas are being planned from the ground up. This is a rare chance to design large‑scale systems at district and city level, helping define the water strategy and technical approach for major new communities.

Alongside this international work, you will also lead and deliver UK water and infrastructure projects, providing a balanced workload that combines strategic masterplanning with practical implementation and detailed project delivery. This blend of responsibilities offers genuine variety, professional growth and exposure to complex, multidisciplinary challenges.

Key Duties

Water System Design and Delivery

• Develop potable water, wastewater, surface water and recycled water network designs from concept to detailed design.
• Produce technical strategies, calculations, reports and coordinated design outputs in line with UK and international standards.
• Support digital delivery and application of modelling tools across network planning and optimisation.

International Masterplanning

• Contribute to large‑scale new city and district masterplans, shaping water system concepts and strategies for major international developments.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to integrate water networks with energy, transport, landscape and urban design components.
• Help define sustainable, resilient and efficient water infrastructure for new communities at regional scale.

UK Project Leadership and Delivery

• Lead and deliver water and infrastructure projects within the UK market, managing scope, deliverables and coordination with wider teams.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders and project partners to ensure clarity of brief, technical quality and smooth delivery.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory requirements, planning processes and best practice relevant to UK water and infrastructure projects.

Team Collaboration and Development

• Work closely with UK and overseas technical teams, fostering shared workflows, skills transfer and collaborative delivery.
• Support junior colleagues through guidance, reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to internal development of tools, standards and ways of working.

Your Skills and Experience

• Strong background in water system engineering, including planning and design of potable, wastewater, surface water and recycled water networks.
• Experience working across concept, preliminary and detailed design stages, ideally within multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of sustainable water management, digital delivery methods, hydraulic modelling or network optimisation tools.
• Ability to operate confidently in client‑facing roles, communicate technical information clearly and manage deliverables.
• Interest in or experience with international masterplanning, major urban development projects or complex multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Knowledge of UK design standards, water sector regulations and planning processes.
• A collaborative, proactive approach with enthusiasm for working across global teams and contributing to both strategic city‑scale planning and local UK project delivery.
• Ambition to grow into a role offering technical challenge, project diversity and the chance to influence infrastructure on a significant scale.

What we offer

• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Private Medical Health.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Flexible Benefits - including Cycle scheme, Dental insurance, Optical Cover, Travel insurance and Corporate discounts.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.